Pastor Brooks sat down with James Highsmith, the director of Project H.O.O.D.’s Violence Impact Team, to discuss how to prevent retaliation killings in Chicago's South Side.
Woodlawn slow to recover from looting amid George Floyd protests
Several weeks ago, I traveled to Woodlawn on the South Side of Chicago, and as I drove through the icy streets past businesses and homes, I did not see a single Black Lives Matter sign. After parking my car on King Drive, I entered the New Beginnings Church where Pastor Corey Brooks greeted me. I joked that I thought Black Lives Matter would see more support in this neighborhood, and he just smiled. Then I asked if his nonprofit, a community center called Project H.O.O.D., had received any of the $90 million that Black Lives Matter had raised since the death of George Floyd and he let out a drawn-out, nooooo.