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It and half of them don't even know why. >> i think there is a lot of power in the black community of the church. there is also a lot of power in the black community. somebody who has credibility, who has lived the life and been through some things. they know that you know what you're speaking of. you have both of those things. >> that's a good thing. they work very well together. and i'm there to share with them, i was once that person, or i hung with that person, a person that was like that. and then they get -- they start looking -- listening to the real message because i believe in being r...

To, our babies at. the ones that's out here doing it and half of them don't even know why. >> i think there is a lot of power in the black community of the church. there is also a lot of power in the black community. somebody who has credibility, who has lived the life and been through some things. you know what you're speaking of. you have both of those things. >> that's a good thing. they work very well together. and i'm there to share with them, i was once that person, or i hung with that person, a person that was like that. and then they get -- they start looking -- listening to the real m...

You know what you're speaking of. you have both of those things. >> that's a good thing. they work very well together. and i'm there to share with them, i was once that person, or i hung with that person, a person that was like that. and then they get -- they start looking -- listening to the real message because i believe in being real. i am, i'm raw, and i'm up front because the streets didn't play with me out there. the streets don't play. so, why should we come in church and play with the people? >> i think this is the first time i've ever heard a pastor describe themselves as raw, the raw...

With me out there. the streets don't play. so, why should we come in church and play with the people? >> i think this is the first time i've ever heard a pastor describe themselves as raw, the raw reverend, huh? >> i like that. >> you can have it. [ laughter ] >> what can we do to make this better? >> do you know love is missing? love is missing. i mean, i can go up and hug one of them and say it's okay. they'll start weeping. love is missing because we look at them as being little bitty old terrorists and all these other different names they have given them and it's somebody's kid who got mis...

Everything around me had to change. so, that's where we have to get to, our babies at. the ones that's out here doing it and half of them don't even know why. >> i think there is a lot of power in the black community of the church. there is also a lot of power in the black community. people who know you've been through things, you know what you're speaking of. >> that's a good thing. they work very well together. and i'm there to share with them, i was once that person, or i hung with that person, a person that was like that. and then they get -- they start looking -- listening to the real mes...