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

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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.

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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 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).

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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).
  • 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."

Important Announcement in Concord Police Shooting Tomorrow

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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CONCORD, N.C., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Tayara, whose son Brandon Combs was shot and killed by Concord Police Department (CPD) on February 13, will join her attorneys and Repairers of the Breach president Rev. William Barber, for an important announcement tomorrow.

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    CONCORD, N.C., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Tayara, whose son Brandon Combs was shot and killed by Concord Police Department (CPD) on February 13, will join her attorneys and Repairers of the Breach president Rev.
  • William Barber, for an important announcement tomorrow.
  • The announcement will be held tomorrow, August 9, at 11:00 AM in front of the federal courthouse in Charlotte, NC (401 West Trade Street).
  • While a CPD news release following the shooting claimed a "physical altercation" between Larson and Combs, the video shows that no physical altercation took place.

Meet us in DC on June 18th for the Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and its 40 state coordinating committees, supported by over 170 mobilizing partners, over 20 religious and denominational bodies and a growing Prophetic Council of over 2,500 clerics, will hold the Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls.

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  • The 140 million poor and low-income people include 43% or all adults; 52% of children; and 73% of women.
  • In 2022, 52 million people are working for less than $15 an hour, mainly in Southern states.
  • Before the pandemic, 53 cents of every federal discretionary dollar went to the military, and only 15 cents to anti-poverty programs.
  • ET, Saturday, June 18th, at 3rd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, assembly and march.

New $30K "impact award" to fund Deep South social justice organizations

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KM Strategies Group (KMSG) is celebrating its first anniversary by awarding $30,000 to a social justice organization based in the Deep South or Appalachia that is working to address critical equity and justice issues.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KM Strategies Group (KMSG) is celebrating its first anniversary by awarding $30,000 to a social justice organization based in the Deep South or Appalachia that is working to address critical equity and justice issues.
  • The KMSG Social Impact Award was created to address systemic underinvestment in Southern social justice work and activism.
  • "Southern activists have led many of the most powerful progressive movements," says KMSG founder Kindred Motes, a social impact and communications expert raised in north Alabama.
  • Organizations in AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, and WV are eligible.

FROM THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB: Poor People's Campaign national co-chair Bishop Barber says findings of COVID-19 study of deaths in poorest counties are 'shameful and will shock us'

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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Even in a global pandemic, there hasn't been a systematic assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on poor and low-income communities.

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  • Even in a global pandemic, there hasn't been a systematic assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on poor and low-income communities.
  • The Poor People's Pandemic Report addresses this knowledge gap and exposes the unnecessary deaths by mapping community characteristics and connecting them with COVID-19 outcomes.
  • The findings of this report reveal neglect, and sometimes intentional decisions, to not focus on the poor.
  • Something deeper is at work - systems that prey on the poor, poor white people and poor people of color.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Poor People's Pandemic Report is a political bombshell showing that COVID-19 deaths are disproportionately tied to poverty and low wealth

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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WASHINGTON , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A report to connect COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. to both poverty and race will be released April 4 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., by the Poor People's Campaign and a team of world renowned economists, researchers and experts.

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  • "Even in a global pandemic, there hasn't been a systematic assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on poor and low-income communities.
  • COVID-19 data collection does not include data on poverty, income, or occupation, alongside race and pandemic outcomes.
  • The Poor People's Pandemic Digital Report and Intersectional Analysis addresses this knowledge gap and exposes the unnecessary deaths by mapping community characteristics and connecting them with COVID-19 outcomes."
  • The Poor People's Campaign is asking pastors and leaders of congregations across the country to speak on the same theme.

Taking to the streets: Poor People's Campaign in North Carolina & Wisconsin march, hold rallies to support policies that lift from the bottom & fight those killing, hurting the poor and low-wealth

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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MADISON, Wis., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival continues its march toward Washington with in-person marches and rallies in North Carolina and Wisconsin, the home states of the co-chairs on Monday, March 28.

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  • The co-chairs of the PPC:NCMR have deep connections to these states, and each will join the march and rally in their state.
  • Bishop William J. Barber II, who was born in Indianapolis in 1963, moved to his father's hometown of Roper, North Carolina, in 1968.
  • He is pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and president of Repairers of the Breach.
  • co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
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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.

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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.
  • 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: