About Dr. Cynthia A. Bond Hopson
“When life gives you lemons, squeeze the lil suckers and show ’em who’s boss.”
– Dr. Cynthia A. Bond Hopson
Welcome, I’m delighted you’re here…
“To know about Dr. Hopson is to know your life is forever changed.” – everyone
Whether you’re describing who she is or what she does, Cynthia A. Bond Hopson, Ph.D., is indescribably wonderful! She’s charming, confident, effervescent, and utterly amazing! With a knack for inspiring women and audiences of all ages and taking them on a journey of self-care, liberation and discovery, her brand of uplift is just what the doctor ordered.
Mentor, sister, best-selling author, scholar, truth teller, blogger, columnist, podcast host, public intellectual—any or all of the above–she’s at home discussing higher education or helping women manage their time more effectively. She asked God to bless her with gifts that would bless others and bless them she does. A world traveler, she and her late husband, Roger, traveled all 50 states, six continents, and were always ready for adventure. Their book of devotions for newlyweds and not-so-newlyweds, I Do…Every Day, was named #1 Best Selling Christian Book by Amazon.com.
Dr. Hopson’s newest offering, Totally Gracefull, Wisdom for Phenomenal and Grace-filled Women, is a purse-sized 31- day dose of inspiration and empowerment. Along with Bad Hair Days, Rainy Days and Mondays, Too Many Irons in the Fire and They’re All Smoking, and 31 is Thirty-Wonderful, A Prayer and Reflection Journal/Journey for Triumphant Women, Second Edition, she beautifully uses laughter and straight talk to joyfully move audiences from complacency to power.
Her poignant tome, The Women of Haywood, Their Lives, Our Legacy, chronicles the lives of four professional women in rural West Tennessee. She artfully infuses their powerful stories of triumph with scholarly essays and reflections to provide rich context and additional insights. In the highly popular podcast, Three Stores, Two Cotton Gins, & One Remarkable Life, The Journey from There to Here, this veteran communicator introduces us to some of her favorite friends and family and they joyfully share their trials and triumphs.
Dr. Bond Hopson earned the B.A. in Mass Communications from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), the M.S. in Journalism from Murray State University, and the Ph.D., in Journalism from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She received an honorary doctorate from the historic Bethune Cookman University, and the Thurston Group of Washington State awarded her its 2019 lifetime achievement award for her commitment to higher education. She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the National Association of Black Journalists, and the NAACP.
Dr. Bond Hopson lives in Cordova, Tennessee, and has two children, Marcos (Regina) and Angela, four grandchildren, Kiera, Terrell, Maya, and Morgan, and one great-grandson, Avery.
