and that area. >> absolutely. this area had experienced disinvestment and dilapidation for over three decades. nobody wanted to invest. johns hopkins university cut their development off at the train tracks and they had caused displacement of thousands of residents and gentrification and nobody had a plan for this area. the southern baptist church being in the community for 80 years said the church can't just build a mega church building without having affordable housing and mixed use property development so we made it our business to invest and find partners that would do what was needed to transform the community. >> now, i understand you were out in the community working, trying to deal with the protest and the violence on monday night when you got word that your center itself was being burned down. tell us what happened and how you reacted. >> when the riots came and i saw it on the news after the funeral, i went quickly to new shiloh, and in the office of
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