Hill Harper - The Good Doctor
The Importance of Black Ownership + Fatherhood
Harper is best known as an actor in ABC’s #1 TV Drama ‘The Good Doctor’, but is also a Harvard-trained lawyer, serial entrepreneurial and money guru. He has a passion to help Black America build wealth and ownership. He wants to dispel the stereotypical image of success in communities of color and instead emphasize alternative views of what it truly means to be successful. Harper has made a major investment in Detroit as a homeowner, the owner of Roasting Plant Coffee in the heart of Detroit and has other projects in the pipeline. During the fireside chat Hajj and Harper will discuss a series of topics from black ownership, fatherhood, Hollywood and the city of Detroit.
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About The Speaker
Hill Harper
Hill is author, activist and actor who is known for his roles on CSI: NY, Limitless, and The Good Doctor. Hill Harper released a series of books targeting the “lost generation” youth including Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny (2007), Letters To A Young Sister: Define Your Destiny (2009), and The Conversation: How Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships (2010). Proceeds from his books go to his non-profit organization, Manifest Your Destiny Foundation which Harper established to empower, encourage, and inspire under-served youth. In his latest book, The Wealth Cure (2012), Harper presents a revolutionary new definition of wealth, motivating readers to not only build financial security but to achieve wealth in every aspect of their lives. It also chronicles Harper's thyroid cancer diagnosis in 2010 and his journey back to health. Hills latest is Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones.
Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1988. In 1992, he graduated with a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. In addition, he also received his Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.