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LAWRENCE: SO A 20 THE-YEAR-OLD,
22-YEAR-OLD ACTIVIST IN GEORGIA
IS HELPING YOUNG BOYS STAY OUT
OF TROUBLE, TAKING HIS
INSPIRATION FROM CHICAGO PASTOR
COAR COREY BROOKS.
HE WILL CAMP OUT ON THE ROOF
UNTIL HE RAISES ONE MILLION
DOLLARS.
HE JOINS US NOW.
KING, OBVIOUSLY, SO PROUD OF
YOU, MAN.
WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GET ON
THE ROOF UNTIL YOU RAISED THAT
$1 MILLION?
>> WELL, I JUST WANTED TO BRING
A LOT OF AWARENESS TO THE WHOLE
NATION FOR THE CITY OF ALBANY.
WE’VE BEEN RANKED ONE OF THE
MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE
COUNTRY, AND WE’VE BEEN HELPING
THESE CHILDREN FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS, SOME OF MY STUDENTS
WITH ME.
IT’S BEEN WELL OVER 100 DEGREES,
BUT I WANT TO GIVE AWARENESS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO TO
OPEN UP OUR SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE
WORK TO DO.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS WE’VE
GOT TO TAKE CARE OF SUCH AS
GETTING THE ROOF REDONE, GETTING
OUR FLOORS DONE, CLASSROOMS
READY, AND WE OPEN AUGUST THE
3RD.
THIS WILL BE AN ALL
BOYS-BOARDING SCHOOL, AND WE’RE
READY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
OUR STUDENTS ARE EXCITED, NATION
IS EXCITED, AND THIS IS WHAT I
BELIEVE IS GOING TO START
HELPING CHANGE.
LAWRENCE: YOU HELP THESE BOYS
HOW TO FIX CARS, HOW TO DO
PLUMING, GUN SAFETY.
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE
TRADITIONAL EDUCATION, BUT THIS
IS ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION OF
MEN TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSEHOLDS,
RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
OUR MOTTO IS LET ARE US MAKE
MEN.
THAT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO
US, AND WE BELIEVE WE HAVE TO
MAKE A FULL MAN.
NOT JUST TAKING THEM ACADEMICS,
BUT TEACH THING THEM HOW TO GROW
THEIR OWN FOOD, HOW TO BE A
HUSBAND, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF
YOUR FAMILY.
TEACHING THEM HOW IT IS TO BE A
FULL MAN THAT’S INVOLVED IN THIS
COMMUNITY THAT’S A FAMILY MAN,
THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE
PRINCIPLES IN HIS LIFE.
WITH US BOARDING THEM HERE,
THEY’LL HAVE IS ROUTINES EVERY
DAY, AND THEY’LL BE CREATING A
FULL MAN.
EVERY CHILD THAT’S COME TO OUR
PROGRAM FROM JAIL VIRTUALLY HAS
NEVER BEEN BACK, THAT’S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
SO WE WANT TO EXPAND THIS AND IS
HAVE A FULL SCHOOL.
WE BATTLE WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL
SYSTEM, WITH LOCAL LIBERAL
LEADERSHIP, AND WE’RE STILL THE
MAKING IT.
WE’RE TILL HERE.
NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING.
THIS HAS BEEN PLEATLY
PEOPLE-FUNDED -- COMPLETELY
PEOPLE-FUNDED.
LAWRENCE: YEAH, THEY TRIED TO
SHUT YOU DOWN, AND YOU STILL
PREVAILED.
A GREAT MAN THAT HAS JOINED IT
ALL, SOMEONE WE BOTH LOOK UP TO,
THE PRODUCERS DECIDED TO WORK UP
A SURPRISE.
PASTOR COREY BROOKS, COME ON TO
THE SHOW.
>> WHAT’S GOING ON PASS OR
THE -- PASTOR?
HOW YOU DOING?
>> I’M DOING GREAT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> PROUD OF WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
LAWRENCE LAWRENCE PASTOR, YOU
INSPIRED KING TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
HE’S DOING RIGHT NOW, PASTOR TO
HAVE? -- PASTOR?
>> OH, MAN, IT’S VERY
ENCOURAGING.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED,
YOUNG LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WHO DECIDE TO DO THE SOMETHING
IMPACTFUL IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG
BOYS, AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT
KING IS DOING.
I COULDN’T BE PROUDER OF ANYONE
JUST LIKE HE WAS MY OWN SON.
HE’S DOING A GREAT JOB, AND HE’S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRAISE --
RAISE UP A LOT OF LEADERS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
LAWRENCE: KING, WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT PASTOR BROOKS?
>> I LOVE PASSES TO HAVE BROOKS.
HE’S BEEN ONE OF THE MOST JUST
SPECIAL PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES,
ESPECIALLY EVER SINCE I MET HIM
GOING TO SLEEP ON THE ROOFTOP
WITH WHAT HIM IN CHICAGO.
HE’S BEEN JUST A BEAUTIFUL
PERSON.
I CAN’T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM.
HE’S LIKE A GRANDFATHER TO ME,
SO THAT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,
AND HE’S JUST AWESOME.
I LOVE PASTOR THE BROOKS.
WE JUST WANTED TO REPLICATE HIS
FUNDRAISER HE’S CONE IN CHICAGO
AND BRING IT DOWN HERE IN
CHICAGO, SO I WENT TO GO GET THE
BLESSING FROM HIM IN CHICAGO,
AND HERE WE ARE.
LAWRENCE: IT’S AMAZING, BECAUSE
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK WHAT CAN THEY
DO TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.
SUPPORTING THESE BROTHERS THAT
ARE FROM CHICAGO ALL THE WAY TO
OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA AND ALBANY,
MAKING AN IMPACT ON THE NEXT
GENERATION.
I’M SO PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU,
HONORED TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU.
KING RANDALL, PASTOR COREY
BROOKS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET’S GO, KING.