Poor People's Campaign

First class: Auburn University to graduate first class of students at Staton Correctional Facility

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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AUBURN, Ala., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A college education can mean a pathway to a brighter future, a chance for a better life. It's that extra credential needed to land the dream job you've always wanted, to prepare you to improve your community.

Key Points: 
  • Kenny lived in Auburn for three years, but said he wasn't in the right mindset back then to enroll at the university.
  • They never entered a classroom on the Plains; their classes were held in a stark white, non-descript room at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama.
  • These 11 students will receive their Auburn degrees on Dec. 16, one week after the university graduates nearly 2,000 students.
  • They represent the first class of students to graduate from Auburn through the Second Chance Pell program.

Operation HOPE Partners with Robinhood to Expand 'The 1865 Project' Nationwide

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE today announced that Robinhood Markets, Inc. ("Robinhood") (NASDAQ: HOOD) is deepening its partnership with the Atlanta-based non-profit through the 1865 Project, a new initiative that supports the organization's mission to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities through financial education and empowerment.  With Robinhood's support, the '1865 Project' will allow Operation HOPE to further grow and scale its work across America and fuel innovative programs and technologies.

Key Points: 
  • With Robinhood's support, the '1865 Project' will allow Operation HOPE to further grow and scale its work across America and fuel innovative programs and technologies.
  • Operation HOPE remains a leading force in financial empowerment due to its commitment to embracing technology-driven products and services to connect with more communities.
  • "As the need for financial literacy continues to evolve, Operation HOPE remains committed to forging transformative partnerships with leading innovators, like Robinhood.
  • With their unwavering support of the '1865 Project', we will expand our reach and help change more lives," said John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE.

OPERATION HOPE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF 'THE 1865 PROJECT'

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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ATLANTA, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Juneteenth, Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low-and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today announced the launch of The 1865 Project, an initiative designed to help level the economic playing field for underserved Americans.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Operation HOPE Global Spokesperson Ambassador Andrew Young advanced this work with 'The Poor People's Campaign' during the Second Reconstruction of the 1960's.
  • Recognized by Fast Company as a 2023 World Changing Idea , Operation HOPE will utilize its innovative financial coaching model to connect underserved communities to the private sector.
  • With over 250 offices nationwide, Operation HOPE is 'America's Financial Coach' – the private banker to the struggling working class and overextended middle class.
  • Those interested in supporting The 1865 Project and the work of Operation HOPE can:
    To learn more about 'The 1865 Project' and how to get involved, go to operationhope.org .

National Civil Rights Museum hosts Catalyst for Change Panel on Building Black Wealth

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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Memphis, TN, April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 27, the National Civil Rights Museum is hosting a hybrid discussion, “Building Black Wealth: Past, Present, and Future,” to highlight the history of structural racism and systems that create wealth disparities between Black Americans and other communities.

Key Points: 
  • Memphis, TN, April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 27, the National Civil Rights Museum is hosting a hybrid discussion, “Building Black Wealth: Past, Present, and Future,” to highlight the history of structural racism and systems that create wealth disparities between Black Americans and other communities.
  • By analyzing labor, employment, and economic development, panelists will inspire action toward building a future of economic safety and prosperity for the Black community.
  • “Building Black Wealth” is a topic shrouded in common myths about how success in underserved communities should look.
  • Practices leading to divestment and distrust in economic power have delayed solutions to equitable and sustainable economic change.

OPERATION HOPE ANNOUNCES RETURN OF 9TH ANNUAL HOPE GLOBAL FORUMS ANNUAL MEETING 2022 IN ATLANTA

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE, the nation's leader in financial literacy and economic inclusion, today announced that its 9th Annual HOPE Global Forums will return to Atlanta, GA December 11-13, 2022. This year's event - the Annual Meeting of the HOPE Global Forums - is themed "Bridging the Divide." The goal of the meeting is to galvanize thought and action around building an economy that works for everyone, particularly underserved communities. The HOPE Global Forums annual meeting is now the largest gathering in the world dedicated to empowering poor and underserved communities and coincides with the non-profit's 30th anniversary celebration.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE , the nation's leader in financial literacy and economic inclusion, today announced that its 9th Annual HOPE Global Forums will return to Atlanta, GA December 11-13, 2022.
  • This year's event - the Annual Meeting of the HOPE Global Forums - is themed "Bridging the Divide."
  • The goal of the meeting is togalvanize thoughtand action around building an economy that works for everyone, particularly underserved communities.
  • The HOPE Global Forums annual meeting is now the largest gathering in the world dedicated to empowering poor and underserved communities and coincides with the non-profit's 30th anniversary celebration.

Baltimore Resident and Morgan State University Philosopher's Obamanomics and Francisconomics Among Winning Books at Milano International Literary Awards 2022

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --THE MILANO INTERNATIONAL LITERARY AWARDS 2022 JURY SELECTED DR. ZEKEH GBOTOKUMA AS THE SECOND PLACE WINNER OF THE TOP CATEGORY for his 505-page non-fiction book, OBAMANOMICS AND FRANCISCONOMICS: A Call for Poverty Alleviation, Fairness and, and Welfare (Europe Books, 2022).

Key Points: 
  • BALTIMORE, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --THE MILANO INTERNATIONAL LITERARY AWARDS 2022 JURY SELECTED DR. ZEKEH GBOTOKUMA AS THE SECOND PLACE WINNER OF THE TOP CATEGORY for his 505-page non-fiction book, OBAMANOMICS AND FRANCISCONOMICS: A Call for Poverty Alleviation, Fairness and, and Welfare (Europe Books, 2022).
  • Obamanomics is a 'middle-class economics' characterized by the notions of 'care,' 'fair share' and 'fair shot.'
  • Francisconomics is a Gospel-based economics that is consistent with the Catholic Social thought and the ideal of "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity."
  • He is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Morgan State University, from which he received the Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II International Award 2008 for his "extraordinary commitment to international understanding."

Operation Hope Announces Return Of 8th Annual Hope Global Forum Annual Meeting 2021 In Atlanta

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE ,the nation's leader in financial literacy and economic inclusion, today announced that its 8th annual HOPE Global Forum will be returning to Atlanta, Georgia, October 19-21, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE ,the nation's leader in financial literacy and economic inclusion, today announced that its 8th annual HOPE Global Forum will be returning to Atlanta, Georgia, October 19-21, 2021.
  • This year's event - the annual meeting of the HOPE Global Forum - is themed "Meeting the Moment."
  • The goal of the Forum is togalvanize thoughtand action around building an economy that works for everyone, particularly underserved communities.
  • With live and pre-recorded segments as well as break-out rooms for extended dialogue and questions, the 2021 HOPE Global Forum agenda includes a stellar 'who's who' list of global leaders in their industries and fields, including:

The SCLC, Co-Founded By Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., Has Sworn In Robert W. Alexander III, CEO of 360Wise Media, as its Newly Elected President For Its Miami Chapter

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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Jr, the National SCLC , and those who peacefully protested for equality, many even lost their lives in pursuit.

Key Points: 
  • Jr, the National SCLC , and those who peacefully protested for equality, many even lost their lives in pursuit.
  • One must question the position of the entire civil and human rights movement here nationally and more important locally here in Miami," says the newly elected President of the Miami SCLC .
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. served as President and Ralph David Abernathy served as Program Director.
  • At its first convention in Montgomery in August 1957, the Southern Leadership Conference adopted the current name, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Marian Wright Edelman Transitions from President of the Children's Defense Fund to new role of President Emerita in the Office of the Founder

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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Wright Edelman will continue to guide CDF, the organization she founded 45 years ago.

Key Points: 
  • Wright Edelman will continue to guide CDF, the organization she founded 45 years ago.
  • CDF evolved from the Washington Research Project, which Wright Edelman began in 1968, to prepare for and coordinate the policy positions of the Poor People's Campaign.
  • If Martin Luther King, Jr., could come back and see what Marian Wright Edelman is doing, he'd be very proud."
  • In 1968, Wright Edelman founded the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm and the parent body of CDF.