2002

October 15, 2002
John Hope Bryant served as a participant in the White House Conference on Minority Homeownership.
 

June, 2002
John Hope Bryant was selected by Savoy Magazine as part of their cover story on the Power 100, as one of three national community leaders to watch.
 

May 7, 2003
John Hope Bryant was selected by Oprah Winfrey and the Oprah’s Angel Foundation to receive the Use Your Life Award, along with a $100,000 gift, donated to the work of Operation HOPE in Chicago, on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
 

April 29, 2002
John Hope Bryant hosted U.S. President George W. Bush, Jr. in South Central Los Angeles as his guest, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the worst urban civil unrest in U.S. history.
 

April 25, 2002
John Hope Bryant announced a partnership between Operation HOPE and former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton to educate every child in Harlem, New York in economic literacy.
 

April 18, 2002
John Hope Bryant signed a memorandum of agreement with the FDIC on behalf of Operation HOPE, creating a partnership to educate the whole family in economic literacy.