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By Alfred Edmond, Jr. | Published November 18, 2010 | Full size is 500 × 333 pixels

On May 4, 1992, in the aftermath of the riots following the acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King, John Hope Bryant founded Operation HOPE as America's first non-profit social investment banking organization. Today, Operation HOPE's Banking On Our Future (BOOF) program has provided financial literacy education to more than 500,000 children throughout the U.S. and Africa. BOOF College Edition, launched as a pilot effort at Spelman College last year, has now expanded to 10 HBCUs and community colleges, and the organization also offers a free national online financial literacy program at www.bankingonourfuture.org. The self-proclaimed "silver rights" leader is also the author of several books, including Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World.

On May 4, 1992, in the aftermath of the riots following the acquittal of the…