1 00:00:01,068 --> 00:00:02,801 - Helping the community center get open 2 00:00:02,937 --> 00:00:06,539 was one step towards helping me find my real purpose. 3 00:00:06,674 --> 00:00:08,073 To make that happen, I would have to face 4 00:00:08,209 --> 00:00:11,744 one of the biggest challenges of my life: 5 00:00:11,879 --> 00:00:12,811 Veesy. 6 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:14,213 - All right, guys, now, listen. 7 00:00:14,349 --> 00:00:15,681 I think y'all doing a fantastic job, 8 00:00:15,816 --> 00:00:17,082 and it's really making a difference. 9 00:00:17,084 --> 00:00:18,283 You know what I'm saying? 10 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:20,419 But we need to get several hundred 11 00:00:20,421 --> 00:00:22,021 other petitions signed, 12 00:00:22,023 --> 00:00:24,289 and I need those signed by the end of day. 13 00:00:24,425 --> 00:00:25,624 It is what it is. 14 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,426 'Cause we on a mission, isn't that right? 15 00:00:27,428 --> 00:00:29,094 Now, listen here, Jorge will be my eyes and ears, 16 00:00:29,230 --> 00:00:30,495 so don't try nothing slick. 17 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:33,298 All right, God loves you, and break. 18 00:00:33,434 --> 00:00:35,568 All right, yes. 19 00:00:37,572 --> 00:00:38,771 - Veesy! 20 00:00:40,107 --> 00:00:42,708 Can I just say something? I love your staff. 21 00:00:42,710 --> 00:00:45,110 I love the way you move, and on top of all of that, 22 00:00:45,246 --> 00:00:47,246 I heard in the projects you got the best lasagna. 23 00:00:47,382 --> 00:00:48,447 That's all I wanna say. 24 00:00:48,583 --> 00:00:49,915 - You think you slick. 25 00:00:50,051 --> 00:00:51,516 Get outta my face, Tray. 26 00:00:51,518 --> 00:00:53,052 Aren't you supposed to be in some fucking traffic 27 00:00:53,054 --> 00:00:55,120 getting hit or something like that? 28 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:56,656 Poof! Be gone. 29 00:00:57,725 --> 00:00:59,659 Watch your step. All right. 30 00:01:00,928 --> 00:01:02,862 Walk straight, nigga! 31 00:01:02,997 --> 00:01:04,663 You got heart, though, motherfucker. 32 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:05,864 I give you that. 33 00:01:05,866 --> 00:01:08,601 To have the audacity to step to me. 34 00:01:08,736 --> 00:01:09,802 [laughs] 35 00:01:09,937 --> 00:01:12,371 [thunder rumbles] 36 00:01:15,142 --> 00:01:17,342 - Okay, Group A, follow me. 37 00:01:17,478 --> 00:01:19,344 We are headed over to the farmers' market. 38 00:01:19,346 --> 00:01:22,147 Let's make sure we stick to that script this time, okay? 39 00:01:22,149 --> 00:01:24,950 It is 2.3 million and 45%. 40 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:26,551 Y'all got it? all: Got it. 41 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:28,020 - All right, that's what I like to hear. 42 00:01:28,155 --> 00:01:30,489 Heading on over to the boujee farmers' market. 43 00:01:30,491 --> 00:01:32,692 [indistinct chatter] 44 00:01:34,161 --> 00:01:35,560 - Here you go, Grandma. 45 00:01:35,562 --> 00:01:38,898 - Oh, thank you guys. 46 00:01:39,033 --> 00:01:40,566 This is so sweet. 47 00:01:40,701 --> 00:01:42,835 You know people at the church have been telling me 48 00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:45,571 they have a lot of packages missing. 49 00:01:45,706 --> 00:01:47,239 - It's nice to have a good security system. 50 00:01:47,374 --> 00:01:48,641 Gives you peace of mind. 51 00:01:48,776 --> 00:01:51,510 - And now I can stop hearing Gloria brag 52 00:01:51,512 --> 00:01:53,378 about how good her system is. 53 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:54,847 You're sure this one is better? 54 00:01:54,982 --> 00:01:56,381 - I think so. - Good. 55 00:01:56,517 --> 00:01:58,517 - This system has a ton of cool stuff. 56 00:01:58,653 --> 00:02:00,786 There's a camera in your doorbell. 57 00:02:00,788 --> 00:02:03,923 - No! Look at this. That's my stoop. 58 00:02:04,058 --> 00:02:06,325 - Mm-hmm. - I can see the whole block. 59 00:02:06,327 --> 00:02:08,527 Oh. [laughter] 60 00:02:08,529 --> 00:02:10,129 - Look what else you can do, Grandma. 61 00:02:10,265 --> 00:02:11,730 So press the microphone button, 62 00:02:11,866 --> 00:02:13,866 and you can talk to the people outside of your house. 63 00:02:14,001 --> 00:02:15,400 - No! 64 00:02:15,402 --> 00:02:19,472 This is incredible. Thank you. 65 00:02:19,607 --> 00:02:21,006 - It's our pleasure, Roberta. 66 00:02:21,142 --> 00:02:22,941 Just call us with any questions. 67 00:02:22,943 --> 00:02:24,743 All right, let's go, guys. Come on. 68 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:27,012 - Okay, well, let me talk you out. 69 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:28,747 Okay. Testing. 70 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:30,415 Testing. One, two, three. 71 00:02:30,551 --> 00:02:33,018 Yeah--Oh! I see you. 72 00:02:33,020 --> 00:02:35,420 - Bye, Grandma. - All right, bye, Roberta. 73 00:02:35,556 --> 00:02:37,690 - Okay, bye! 74 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:39,224 Mm. 75 00:02:39,226 --> 00:02:41,226 [line trills] 76 00:02:41,362 --> 00:02:43,963 Oh, hello, Gloria. 77 00:02:43,965 --> 00:02:48,834 Girl, my kids just gave me some new security system. 78 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:50,635 I told them don't spend this much. 79 00:02:50,637 --> 00:02:52,104 This camera is so sharp, 80 00:02:52,239 --> 00:02:54,640 I can see if you put your wig on crooked. 81 00:02:54,775 --> 00:02:57,242 - Hmm, maybe we should've also taught her 82 00:02:57,378 --> 00:02:59,244 how to turn the mic off? 83 00:02:59,380 --> 00:03:00,913 both: Yeah. - Let's go. 84 00:03:01,048 --> 00:03:02,581 [Roberta speaking indistinctly] 85 00:03:02,717 --> 00:03:04,116 - Hi. Do you have a second to talk 86 00:03:04,251 --> 00:03:05,784 about America's high incarceration rate? 87 00:03:05,786 --> 00:03:07,252 - No. - 2.3 million people 88 00:03:07,388 --> 00:03:08,988 are currently locked up in jails and prisons... 89 00:03:08,990 --> 00:03:10,189 - I don't have any cash. - And of those 90 00:03:10,325 --> 00:03:11,590 who were released, 45% will be 91 00:03:11,592 --> 00:03:12,791 arrested again within a year of their-- 92 00:03:12,927 --> 00:03:14,660 - No! - Let me ask you a question. 93 00:03:14,795 --> 00:03:17,262 You think anyone likes doing mathematics on a Saturday? 94 00:03:17,264 --> 00:03:18,731 - Not particularly, no. 95 00:03:18,866 --> 00:03:20,733 - Then why bombard them with mathematics? 96 00:03:20,868 --> 00:03:22,935 - Well, Veesy, you know, gave us a script and I-- 97 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:25,338 - The first rule to selling is know your audience. 98 00:03:25,472 --> 00:03:26,739 This ain't a math crowd. 99 00:03:26,874 --> 00:03:28,741 - You're right. I mean, the people here 100 00:03:28,876 --> 00:03:30,676 only care about themselves, to be honest. 101 00:03:30,678 --> 00:03:32,477 - Well, then make it about them. 102 00:03:32,479 --> 00:03:36,081 You catch more flies with honey than you do mathematics. 103 00:03:36,083 --> 00:03:38,551 Trust that. And believe it. 104 00:03:38,686 --> 00:03:40,485 - Okay. - Let me get the CB. 105 00:03:40,487 --> 00:03:41,820 - I'm sorry, the CB? I-- 106 00:03:41,956 --> 00:03:43,689 - The clipboard, mother-- the clipboard. 107 00:03:43,824 --> 00:03:45,224 - Oh, yes, of course. 108 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,160 - On and on and on and on. What's up, home skillet? 109 00:03:48,295 --> 00:03:50,563 I heard this macadamia nut blossom honey 110 00:03:50,698 --> 00:03:52,565 is to the beat, beat check it out. 111 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:53,966 - Oh, yeah, it's even better 112 00:03:54,101 --> 00:03:55,768 than the New Zealand Raw Manuka Honey. 113 00:03:55,903 --> 00:03:57,970 - Say word? - Word. 114 00:03:58,105 --> 00:03:59,372 - You know who you remind me of? 115 00:03:59,506 --> 00:04:01,174 The nephew of Chaka Khan. 116 00:04:01,308 --> 00:04:03,842 Sign right here to help save the community. 117 00:04:03,978 --> 00:04:05,578 Excuse me, may I ask you a question? 118 00:04:05,713 --> 00:04:07,046 Have you heard about the greedy developers 119 00:04:07,181 --> 00:04:08,847 trying to knock down the community center playground? 120 00:04:08,983 --> 00:04:10,983 - Oh, my God, that's awful. 121 00:04:11,118 --> 00:04:13,052 - I'm telling you, if these developers get their way, 122 00:04:13,187 --> 00:04:14,587 these zucchini gonna double in price, 123 00:04:14,722 --> 00:04:16,389 and they won't even be organic. 124 00:04:16,523 --> 00:04:17,790 - Oh, wow. - Thank you for putting 125 00:04:17,925 --> 00:04:19,058 the neighborhood back in the hood. 126 00:04:19,060 --> 00:04:20,325 - Wow, this is 127 00:04:20,327 --> 00:04:22,194 so much more effective than Veesy's method. 128 00:04:22,329 --> 00:04:23,729 - Yo, let's go over here 129 00:04:23,864 --> 00:04:25,198 and fuck with these gourmet dog biscuit people. 130 00:04:25,332 --> 00:04:27,332 Let me tell you something, that's one lucky dog. 131 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:28,801 - He's a rescue. - Wow. 132 00:04:28,936 --> 00:04:31,003 What I wouldn't do to be rescued by you. 133 00:04:31,138 --> 00:04:32,204 - You're silly. 134 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:33,939 - You know, I got a rescue myself. 135 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:35,674 You know, part Shih Tzu and part laboratory rat. 136 00:04:35,676 --> 00:04:37,076 I call it the shitz-rat. 137 00:04:37,211 --> 00:04:38,411 [laughter] 138 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:40,145 - You're funny. - All day. 139 00:04:40,281 --> 00:04:42,415 - I like people who care about other living creatures in need. 140 00:04:42,549 --> 00:04:44,083 - Not just dogs. 141 00:04:44,218 --> 00:04:46,018 There's kids out here that need goodwill and love too. 142 00:04:46,153 --> 00:04:47,486 That's why I'm getting signatures 143 00:04:47,622 --> 00:04:48,821 to keep the community center open. 144 00:04:48,956 --> 00:04:50,223 - Oh, well, I'm happy to sign. 145 00:04:50,357 --> 00:04:51,891 - Oh, thank you, ma'am. And you too, Scoobs. 146 00:04:52,026 --> 00:04:54,359 You better appreciate them belly rubs now. 147 00:04:54,361 --> 00:04:55,694 I know I would. 148 00:04:55,830 --> 00:04:57,230 - You're bad. 149 00:04:57,364 --> 00:05:00,165 - ♪ Ah, yeah ♪ 150 00:05:00,167 --> 00:05:02,234 [rock music] 151 00:05:02,369 --> 00:05:03,769 ♪ Yeah ♪ 152 00:05:03,771 --> 00:05:05,638 - Thank you for your support. - Tray Barker? 153 00:05:05,773 --> 00:05:07,640 - Hey, Poison. 154 00:05:07,775 --> 00:05:10,042 - Nah, nah, nah, man, I ain't going by that right now, man. 155 00:05:10,177 --> 00:05:12,511 I'm going by my government. Just Percy. 156 00:05:12,513 --> 00:05:13,712 - No wonder you took Poison, man. 157 00:05:13,848 --> 00:05:14,914 People wouldn't be scared to say, 158 00:05:15,049 --> 00:05:16,581 "Yo, Percy looking for me." 159 00:05:16,583 --> 00:05:18,317 [chuckles] - What is this? 160 00:05:18,319 --> 00:05:20,052 - Trying to get people to sign this petition 161 00:05:20,187 --> 00:05:22,121 to save the community center, man. 162 00:05:22,123 --> 00:05:24,924 - Word? Let me sign up, then. See you doing good, you know. 163 00:05:25,059 --> 00:05:27,326 Especially after your 15-year state vacation. 164 00:05:27,462 --> 00:05:29,928 And they say prison don't rehabilitate people. 165 00:05:29,930 --> 00:05:31,930 - You know, man, I'm just trying to give back, man. 166 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:33,666 - I feel you, man. I went legit too. 167 00:05:33,801 --> 00:05:35,801 I'm importing hair and beauty supplies. 168 00:05:35,936 --> 00:05:37,402 - Get the fuck out of here, man. 169 00:05:37,538 --> 00:05:40,339 You went from pushing weight to pushing bundles? 170 00:05:40,475 --> 00:05:42,141 - [chuckles] Baby, baby, baby. 171 00:05:42,277 --> 00:05:43,676 Cherise, come here, come here, come here. 172 00:05:43,811 --> 00:05:46,345 I want you to meet somebody. Yeah, man. 173 00:05:46,481 --> 00:05:48,947 - Don't tell me all this cuteness belong to you. 174 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:50,149 - Yeah, that's what I'm trying to say, man. 175 00:05:50,285 --> 00:05:51,484 You know what I'm saying? 176 00:05:51,619 --> 00:05:52,818 When she was born, it changed me, man. 177 00:05:52,820 --> 00:05:54,153 Straight up, like. Say hi. 178 00:05:54,289 --> 00:05:55,955 No, listen, baby. Say hi. Say hi to Mr. Barker. 179 00:05:56,090 --> 00:05:58,691 - Hi, Mr. Barker. Nice to meet you. 180 00:05:58,826 --> 00:06:00,893 I'm Cherise. I'm five. 181 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:03,228 - Whoa! 182 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:05,764 It is so nice to meet you, little girl. 183 00:06:05,766 --> 00:06:07,032 - Me and Mr. Barker go way back. 184 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:08,501 We used to work together as kids. 185 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:11,436 - Did you have a lemonade stand? 186 00:06:11,438 --> 00:06:12,437 - Something like that. 187 00:06:12,573 --> 00:06:13,906 - Something like that, right? 188 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:15,508 Hey, good luck on everything, man. 189 00:06:15,643 --> 00:06:16,842 You know, we need this community center 190 00:06:16,844 --> 00:06:18,110 for the kids and all that. 191 00:06:18,245 --> 00:06:19,645 If I can help any kind of way, Tray, 192 00:06:19,780 --> 00:06:20,913 boom, I'm there. 193 00:06:21,048 --> 00:06:22,715 - That's what's up, Poi-- I mean Percy. 194 00:06:22,850 --> 00:06:25,718 - A'ight, later, later. Come on, baby. 195 00:06:25,853 --> 00:06:27,786 - Bye-bye. 196 00:06:27,788 --> 00:06:30,523 - Oh, Cheryl, you looking good. 197 00:06:30,657 --> 00:06:32,191 - Thank you, girl! - The walks are paying off. 198 00:06:32,327 --> 00:06:33,658 Mm-hmm. 199 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:36,662 Young man, pull up those pants. 200 00:06:36,797 --> 00:06:38,331 Nobody is gonna hire you 201 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:40,933 showing your drawers and your booty crack. 202 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:42,735 Ah. No, no, no, no. 203 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:44,203 Uh-uh, Susan, keep it walking. 204 00:06:44,339 --> 00:06:45,538 Keep it walking. 205 00:06:45,673 --> 00:06:47,606 No public toilets here. 206 00:06:47,608 --> 00:06:48,674 Thank you. 207 00:06:48,809 --> 00:06:50,309 [tablet chimes] 208 00:06:52,813 --> 00:06:55,681 Mm. Mm-mm. 209 00:06:55,683 --> 00:06:59,552 - [playing discordantly] - Stop already! 210 00:06:59,687 --> 00:07:01,086 - Boy, that's-- that is sexy. 211 00:07:01,222 --> 00:07:03,488 - Die, Kenny G! Die! [phone ringing] 212 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:05,958 - Ah. Hey, Roberta. 213 00:07:06,093 --> 00:07:08,493 - The security company just sent me an alert. 214 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:11,496 They wanna know if they can send me notifications. 215 00:07:11,498 --> 00:07:14,099 Are they trying to steal my identity? 216 00:07:14,235 --> 00:07:16,835 - No, it's okay, Roberta. It's okay to get notifications. 217 00:07:16,971 --> 00:07:18,771 - All right, bye. 218 00:07:18,906 --> 00:07:22,641 - Back to you, my sexy little bitch. 219 00:07:22,777 --> 00:07:25,644 [playing discordantly] 220 00:07:25,780 --> 00:07:28,181 - Come on, man! Baby's sleeping! 221 00:07:28,315 --> 00:07:30,049 - Ooh. [urine streaming] 222 00:07:30,051 --> 00:07:31,650 Is that Carroll's house? 223 00:07:31,652 --> 00:07:32,985 Lord. 224 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,922 What's wrong with people, peeing outside like that? 225 00:07:36,924 --> 00:07:39,124 God. You still going. 226 00:07:39,126 --> 00:07:41,860 - Let me see. Let me see. 227 00:07:41,862 --> 00:07:45,130 All right, y'all didn't do too bad. 228 00:07:45,266 --> 00:07:46,866 Jorge. 229 00:07:47,001 --> 00:07:49,869 Okay, overachiever, I see you. 230 00:07:50,004 --> 00:07:53,672 Guys, this is amazing. This completely outdoes it. 231 00:07:53,674 --> 00:07:56,075 Like, it takes it over the top. How did you do this? 232 00:07:56,077 --> 00:07:58,611 - Once we flipped the script, stopped yelling, 233 00:07:58,746 --> 00:08:00,145 and started selling, it was easy. 234 00:08:00,281 --> 00:08:02,014 - What do you mean yelling? Why was y'all yelling? 235 00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:03,682 Y'all was yelling at people? - Oh, no. 236 00:08:03,684 --> 00:08:06,018 It was just all those confusing numbers about recidivism. 237 00:08:06,153 --> 00:08:07,352 It was turning people off. 238 00:08:07,488 --> 00:08:09,688 Nobody wants to do math on a Saturday. 239 00:08:09,690 --> 00:08:10,889 - Jorge, who told you that? 240 00:08:10,891 --> 00:08:11,824 'Cause you don't talk like that. 241 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:13,225 Where'd you get that from? 242 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,228 - Oh, it was that guy. - What the-- 243 00:08:16,363 --> 00:08:19,498 [dramatic music] 244 00:08:19,500 --> 00:08:20,867 Fuck. 245 00:08:23,671 --> 00:08:25,070 - What do you mean, you're gonna throw them away? 246 00:08:25,072 --> 00:08:26,271 You need these signatures, Veesy. 247 00:08:26,273 --> 00:08:28,073 - Nigga, I don't even trust you. 248 00:08:28,209 --> 00:08:30,209 How do I not know that you didn't sign that shit yourself? 249 00:08:30,344 --> 00:08:32,878 - Veesy, you needed signatures. I got you signatures. 250 00:08:33,014 --> 00:08:35,214 - How, nigga? Selling artisanal crack? 251 00:08:35,349 --> 00:08:38,350 - Nah, man, by communicating. By connecting with them. 252 00:08:38,352 --> 00:08:41,887 - Oh, don't play with me. Why the fuck are you here? 253 00:08:41,889 --> 00:08:43,489 'Cause people like you only do good shit 254 00:08:43,625 --> 00:08:45,691 if they gonna think they're gonna get something out of it. 255 00:08:45,693 --> 00:08:46,892 - Yes, I want something. 256 00:08:47,028 --> 00:08:48,894 I wanna be involved in my community. 257 00:08:48,896 --> 00:08:51,163 I wanna help get the community center opened. 258 00:08:51,299 --> 00:08:54,099 Even more than that, I wanna teach a cooking class. 259 00:08:54,101 --> 00:08:56,502 - You must be high on your own supply if you think 260 00:08:56,638 --> 00:08:59,438 I'mma let you come up in here in this community center. 261 00:08:59,573 --> 00:09:01,573 I'm not letting you nowhere near here. 262 00:09:01,709 --> 00:09:05,144 Broke niggas like you destroy the community. 263 00:09:07,515 --> 00:09:09,515 - Veesy, I was a kid. 264 00:09:09,651 --> 00:09:11,917 - I was a kid too. 265 00:09:12,053 --> 00:09:15,721 But motherfuckers like you destroyed my childhood. 266 00:09:15,857 --> 00:09:19,725 People like you sold my brother crack. 267 00:09:19,861 --> 00:09:21,793 And he never kicked it. 268 00:09:21,795 --> 00:09:26,398 He tried for years, but he never kicked that shit. 269 00:09:26,534 --> 00:09:28,000 And so then one day, 270 00:09:28,135 --> 00:09:31,003 he decided he wasn't gonna wanna live no more. 271 00:09:31,138 --> 00:09:34,740 So you know what he did? He f-- 272 00:09:34,742 --> 00:09:37,043 he killed himself. 273 00:09:38,145 --> 00:09:41,280 - Veesy, I'm sorry. 274 00:09:41,415 --> 00:09:45,284 - Fuck your sorry. Fuck your sorry, man. 275 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:49,021 No, thank you, nigga. No, thank you. 276 00:09:49,156 --> 00:09:50,822 I don't want nothing from you. 277 00:09:50,958 --> 00:09:53,559 I don't need no signatures. I don't need no quality time. 278 00:09:53,695 --> 00:09:55,494 I don't need you nowhere near this community center. 279 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:57,162 Leave me the fuck alone. 280 00:09:57,298 --> 00:09:59,631 Because you have no role here. 281 00:09:59,633 --> 00:10:01,868 Get the fuck out! 282 00:10:03,837 --> 00:10:06,706 [somber music] 283 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,175 ♪ ♪ 284 00:10:10,311 --> 00:10:11,643 - Veesy. 285 00:10:11,779 --> 00:10:12,978 Yo! 286 00:10:13,114 --> 00:10:20,253 ♪ ♪ 287 00:10:22,790 --> 00:10:24,390 [indistinct chatter] 288 00:10:24,525 --> 00:10:27,460 [phone ringing] 289 00:10:28,329 --> 00:10:30,262 - [sighs softly] Hey, Roberta. 290 00:10:30,398 --> 00:10:33,399 - I just wanna know if your garbage cans are out. 291 00:10:33,401 --> 00:10:36,468 - We live on the eighth floor. Our building has a trash chute. 292 00:10:36,604 --> 00:10:39,338 - You know, I just got an alert on my phone 293 00:10:39,473 --> 00:10:41,941 that there's a group of kids in your neighborhood 294 00:10:42,076 --> 00:10:44,410 knocking over garbage cans. 295 00:10:44,545 --> 00:10:45,745 I gotta go, bye. 296 00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:47,413 - You called me. 297 00:10:47,548 --> 00:10:48,880 [phone rings] 298 00:10:49,016 --> 00:10:50,149 - Oh, hold on. 299 00:10:50,284 --> 00:10:51,617 Get me a number three, okay? 300 00:10:51,619 --> 00:10:52,818 Both: All right. - Thanks. 301 00:10:52,954 --> 00:10:54,686 Hey, Grandma. Are you okay? 302 00:10:54,688 --> 00:10:55,955 - Are you at the beauty salon? 303 00:10:56,090 --> 00:10:57,623 - No, I'm going to the movies with my friends. 304 00:10:57,625 --> 00:11:00,492 - Good, because there is a guy outside the salon 305 00:11:00,628 --> 00:11:03,295 with a bucket of water threatening to ruin hairdos 306 00:11:03,297 --> 00:11:05,431 if you don't turn over all your cash to him. 307 00:11:05,566 --> 00:11:07,967 - I don't carry cash, Grandma. - Good for you. 308 00:11:08,102 --> 00:11:09,901 Now, by the way, what movie theater you at? 309 00:11:09,903 --> 00:11:11,103 - Grandma, maybe you should 310 00:11:11,238 --> 00:11:12,438 turn that off for a little while. 311 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:13,773 - Oh, no, baby. 312 00:11:13,908 --> 00:11:16,976 Don't worry about me, 'cause I know where crime is, okay? 313 00:11:17,111 --> 00:11:18,377 Okay, goodbye. I gotta go. 314 00:11:20,514 --> 00:11:23,515 [phone rings] - [sighs] Now she's calling me. 315 00:11:23,517 --> 00:11:25,050 Hey, Grandma. 316 00:11:25,052 --> 00:11:28,921 [smooth music] 317 00:11:29,056 --> 00:11:30,856 - Good morning. 318 00:11:30,858 --> 00:11:32,257 - Morning, Ma. 319 00:11:32,259 --> 00:11:34,260 - Hey, Tray, I've mapped out your route 320 00:11:34,395 --> 00:11:36,128 to the council meeting. 321 00:11:36,130 --> 00:11:39,599 Do not go right, because there's a guy out there 322 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:42,134 peeing on people, okay? 323 00:11:42,269 --> 00:11:45,337 And when you go to the left, keep your eyes open, 324 00:11:45,339 --> 00:11:47,206 'cause there's another idiot out there 325 00:11:47,341 --> 00:11:49,942 snatching iPhone earbuds. 326 00:11:50,077 --> 00:11:52,945 - I'm not going to that meeting, Ma. 327 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,480 - Why not? Uh-uh. 328 00:11:54,482 --> 00:11:56,215 We gotta open up that center. 329 00:11:56,350 --> 00:11:57,749 We gotta get these kids off the street. 330 00:11:57,885 --> 00:11:59,284 It's a war zone out there. 331 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:01,487 - Veesy don't even want me to be there, Ma. 332 00:12:01,489 --> 00:12:03,755 Every time she looks at me, all she sees 333 00:12:03,757 --> 00:12:05,557 is the person I used to be. 334 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:06,758 Apparently, Mommy, 335 00:12:06,894 --> 00:12:09,761 15 years in prison wasn't good enough for her. 336 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:11,363 - [sighs] 337 00:12:11,365 --> 00:12:15,034 Listen, you made a mistake when you were a young man, 338 00:12:15,169 --> 00:12:16,768 and you still gotta pay for it? 339 00:12:16,904 --> 00:12:20,573 - She blames me for putting her brother in the ground. 340 00:12:21,975 --> 00:12:24,910 - Oh, I see, well... 341 00:12:24,912 --> 00:12:28,247 she has her right to be mad, 342 00:12:28,382 --> 00:12:31,917 and you also have the right to live your life. 343 00:12:32,053 --> 00:12:34,020 You gotta stay strong. 344 00:12:35,523 --> 00:12:36,656 - You right. 345 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:38,990 - You go to that meeting 346 00:12:38,992 --> 00:12:40,726 and you say what you got to say. 347 00:12:40,862 --> 00:12:44,129 If she turns her back on you, show up the next day. 348 00:12:44,131 --> 00:12:48,467 And the next day. And the next day. 349 00:12:48,602 --> 00:12:51,136 Just like you do when the Powerball 350 00:12:51,272 --> 00:12:53,138 hits 55 million, okay? 351 00:12:53,140 --> 00:12:54,540 - I'm gonna hit it one day. Watch. 352 00:12:54,542 --> 00:12:55,941 - I know, 'cause you keep going back there. 353 00:12:55,943 --> 00:12:57,209 - Thank you, Ma. I needed that. 354 00:12:57,345 --> 00:12:58,744 - Thank you, baby. - Thank you, Ma. 355 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,280 Like Deniece Williams said, I'm a black butterfly. 356 00:13:01,415 --> 00:13:02,882 - Ooh, baby. - See my wings, Mommy? Look. 357 00:13:03,017 --> 00:13:04,216 You see that, Mommy? - Wait. 358 00:13:04,352 --> 00:13:05,284 Put on a little deodorant, now. 359 00:13:05,419 --> 00:13:06,686 Okay? - Stop, Ma. 360 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:09,555 - And in addition, this project will attract 361 00:13:09,557 --> 00:13:12,291 the type of people to Brooklyn who have the resources 362 00:13:12,426 --> 00:13:15,294 to spend their dollars at local businesses. 363 00:13:15,429 --> 00:13:17,363 As a result, more jobs will be created 364 00:13:17,498 --> 00:13:19,431 and working-class wages will rise, and that's... 365 00:13:19,567 --> 00:13:20,966 - Okay, so here's the deal. 366 00:13:21,102 --> 00:13:23,302 Jamal is very involved in the community. 367 00:13:23,437 --> 00:13:25,905 I'm pretty sure we've got his vote locked down. 368 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,440 Mr. Ramsey is a no. 369 00:13:28,576 --> 00:13:30,376 Which means we've gotta focus on Robert. 370 00:13:30,378 --> 00:13:33,245 Okay, we get his vote, we can save the center. 371 00:13:33,381 --> 00:13:35,047 - I mean, a state-of-the-art gym 372 00:13:35,182 --> 00:13:37,316 with a Starbucks and a fro-yo place? 373 00:13:37,451 --> 00:13:40,386 Come on, people. This is a no-brainer. 374 00:13:40,388 --> 00:13:41,921 Kinda like my first husband. 375 00:13:42,056 --> 00:13:44,390 [chuckles] Okay? You know. 376 00:13:44,525 --> 00:13:46,458 - And now speaking in opposition 377 00:13:46,460 --> 00:13:52,197 to the Harrison International Project is Shaveese Diggs. 378 00:13:52,199 --> 00:13:55,368 [cheers and applause] 379 00:13:59,607 --> 00:14:02,341 - As exciting as it sounds to have new money 380 00:14:02,476 --> 00:14:04,610 coming into the community, please forgive me 381 00:14:04,746 --> 00:14:07,012 if I do not cheer at the demolition 382 00:14:07,148 --> 00:14:09,014 of the Tompkins-Marcy Community Center, 383 00:14:09,150 --> 00:14:11,216 as it will also be an annihilation 384 00:14:11,218 --> 00:14:15,020 of prenatal programs, day care, and after-school tutoring. 385 00:14:15,022 --> 00:14:18,424 The kids need a place to go so they can stay out of trouble. 386 00:14:18,426 --> 00:14:20,292 - Tell them, girl! 387 00:14:20,294 --> 00:14:21,893 [applause] 388 00:14:22,029 --> 00:14:23,563 - Brooklyn needs your attention. 389 00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:25,565 And all we're asking you to do is hear us out. 390 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:28,100 We are out here fighting for our lives. 391 00:14:28,235 --> 00:14:31,771 - Yes! Yes! Yes! [applause] 392 00:14:31,906 --> 00:14:35,040 - Who wants free apartments? [all gasp] 393 00:14:35,176 --> 00:14:38,510 We at Harrison International are prepared to hold a lottery 394 00:14:38,646 --> 00:14:42,448 to give away six rent-free luxury apartments 395 00:14:42,583 --> 00:14:44,716 to members of this community. 396 00:14:44,852 --> 00:14:47,519 Free apartments. all: Free apartments! 397 00:14:47,521 --> 00:14:49,789 Free apartments! Free apartments! 398 00:14:52,626 --> 00:14:54,226 all: Free apartments! Free apartments! 399 00:14:54,362 --> 00:14:57,296 Free apartments! - I'm reclaiming Veesy's time! 400 00:14:57,431 --> 00:14:58,698 - Sir, that's not how this works. 401 00:14:58,832 --> 00:15:00,966 You're not Veesy. - I'm reclaiming my time, then. 402 00:15:00,968 --> 00:15:03,835 - Still not how that works, but it's an open mic. 403 00:15:03,837 --> 00:15:04,770 So speak your mind. 404 00:15:04,906 --> 00:15:07,506 - Thank you, Your Honor. - Go, Tray. 405 00:15:07,641 --> 00:15:09,308 [chuckles] Mwah! 406 00:15:09,443 --> 00:15:12,444 - My name is Tray Barker. I went to 33. 407 00:15:12,446 --> 00:15:14,580 And before that, I went to 59. 408 00:15:14,582 --> 00:15:16,382 Times were rough for me, man, coming up. 409 00:15:16,384 --> 00:15:17,516 But I gonna sit here and complain 410 00:15:17,651 --> 00:15:18,918 about what I ain't get. 411 00:15:19,053 --> 00:15:22,922 I wanna talk about what I got, and I got y'all. 412 00:15:23,057 --> 00:15:26,058 - Yes, sir! [applause] 413 00:15:26,060 --> 00:15:29,528 - Now, you know what we are? We a pebble. 414 00:15:29,663 --> 00:15:31,130 When you drop a pebble in a pond, 415 00:15:31,265 --> 00:15:33,465 those ripples gonna spread through the whole pond 416 00:15:33,467 --> 00:15:34,866 no matter how big the pond is. 417 00:15:35,002 --> 00:15:37,737 And right now, the pond is Brooklyn. 418 00:15:37,871 --> 00:15:41,407 'Cause Brooklyn is in the house, all right? 419 00:15:41,542 --> 00:15:43,409 You see this lady right here giving me the stink-eye? 420 00:15:43,544 --> 00:15:48,013 Nobody in this room loves this community more than her. 421 00:15:48,149 --> 00:15:52,151 She is the backbone and the spirit of this whole community. 422 00:15:52,286 --> 00:15:54,554 Not some building. 423 00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:57,022 She's an example for all of us to turn the hoods 424 00:15:57,158 --> 00:15:59,691 back into neighborhoods and be neighborly. 425 00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:00,892 When I was growing up, 426 00:16:01,028 --> 00:16:02,762 if you did some knucklehead stuff, 427 00:16:02,896 --> 00:16:04,764 you got your ass whooped three times 428 00:16:04,898 --> 00:16:06,298 before you even got upstairs. 429 00:16:06,434 --> 00:16:08,968 [laughter] That is a neighborhood. 430 00:16:09,103 --> 00:16:12,772 And that's why this community center is so important. 431 00:16:12,906 --> 00:16:16,576 Because it's a place for the kids and the elderly to go 432 00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:20,512 to find love, to find hope, to work out their aggressions, 433 00:16:20,648 --> 00:16:25,250 to talk to somebody about the pressures of the streets. 434 00:16:25,252 --> 00:16:27,252 And it's gotta be important to us. 435 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:28,654 It has to be. 436 00:16:28,790 --> 00:16:31,323 'Cause when they don't have a place like this, 437 00:16:31,459 --> 00:16:34,326 they either wind up doing 25 to life, 438 00:16:34,328 --> 00:16:36,596 pregnant, or dying alone. 439 00:16:36,730 --> 00:16:38,664 And we don't want that. Okay? 440 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,066 So what we gonna do, y'all? 441 00:16:41,202 --> 00:16:42,934 Are we gonna make Brooklyn 442 00:16:42,936 --> 00:16:45,137 and our neighborhoods a better place? 443 00:16:45,272 --> 00:16:46,205 - Yes. - Yes. 444 00:16:46,340 --> 00:16:47,406 - Or are we gonna sell out 445 00:16:47,541 --> 00:16:48,608 for some free apartments? - No! 446 00:16:48,742 --> 00:16:50,742 - We gonna focus on being a pebble... 447 00:16:50,878 --> 00:16:51,944 all: Yes! 448 00:16:52,079 --> 00:16:53,613 - In this big beautiful pond called Brooklyn? 449 00:16:53,747 --> 00:16:55,280 all: Yes! - Y'all with it? 450 00:16:55,282 --> 00:16:56,682 all: Yes. - Y'all with it? 451 00:16:56,684 --> 00:16:59,285 [crowd cheering] - I'm out. 452 00:16:59,420 --> 00:17:02,021 [dramatic music] 453 00:17:02,156 --> 00:17:04,756 ♪ ♪ 454 00:17:04,758 --> 00:17:07,026 - Okay, I-I think we've heard enough. 455 00:17:07,161 --> 00:17:09,161 We'll mull this over and render our decision 456 00:17:09,296 --> 00:17:10,762 by the end of the week. 457 00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:13,032 Thank you for coming today. Meeting adjourned. 458 00:17:14,502 --> 00:17:16,302 - Yo, Tray, amazing job today. 459 00:17:16,437 --> 00:17:18,904 - Oh, hey, thank you. Auntie. Auntie. 460 00:17:18,906 --> 00:17:22,842 - Tray, you were magnificent. I am so proud of you. 461 00:17:22,977 --> 00:17:25,977 - You know how to talk that shit. 462 00:17:25,979 --> 00:17:28,380 - Thank you, aunties. - Oh, I love you. 463 00:17:28,382 --> 00:17:30,716 - I thought I told you to stay away. 464 00:17:31,785 --> 00:17:34,586 - I just hope you ain't mad at me for making that speech. 465 00:17:34,588 --> 00:17:36,188 - It was a'ight. 466 00:17:36,324 --> 00:17:38,190 But I just hope that shit works. 467 00:17:38,192 --> 00:17:40,059 - Veesy. Veesy. 468 00:17:40,194 --> 00:17:41,927 - Tray, man. 469 00:17:42,063 --> 00:17:44,664 - Percy. - Hey, that was very moving. 470 00:17:44,798 --> 00:17:46,131 It's tough break with Robert, though. 471 00:17:46,133 --> 00:17:47,266 - What you talking about? 472 00:17:47,401 --> 00:17:48,800 - Listen, I needed board approval 473 00:17:48,802 --> 00:17:50,402 on some projects before, right? 474 00:17:50,404 --> 00:17:52,004 Whenever they postpone the vote, 475 00:17:52,139 --> 00:17:53,673 that means they turned you down. 476 00:17:53,807 --> 00:17:55,140 - But I don't understand. We won the people. 477 00:17:55,276 --> 00:17:57,009 - That's why they ain't wanna sign it right now. 478 00:17:57,011 --> 00:17:59,011 They know they can't handle no angry-ass crowd. 479 00:17:59,013 --> 00:18:00,479 - Well, maybe I need to take a swing 480 00:18:00,614 --> 00:18:02,481 at the swing voter before he leave. 481 00:18:02,616 --> 00:18:04,083 - Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. 482 00:18:04,218 --> 00:18:05,484 But we'll figured out something else we can do, 483 00:18:05,619 --> 00:18:06,618 you know what I'm saying? 484 00:18:06,754 --> 00:18:08,420 - ♪ Here we go again ♪ 485 00:18:08,422 --> 00:18:11,623 - Doing things the right way doesn't always work. 486 00:18:11,759 --> 00:18:14,226 - ♪ Here we go again ♪ 487 00:18:14,228 --> 00:18:16,161 - In order to get real change, 488 00:18:16,163 --> 00:18:19,298 sometimes you gotta do things the old-fashioned way. 489 00:18:19,433 --> 00:18:20,432 - Yo. 490 00:18:20,568 --> 00:18:21,833 - I took Percy's offer 491 00:18:21,969 --> 00:18:24,704 to reinvest back into the community. 492 00:18:24,838 --> 00:18:27,507 - ♪ Same old shit, dog, just a different day ♪ 493 00:18:27,641 --> 00:18:30,042 ♪ Here we go again ♪ 494 00:18:30,177 --> 00:18:32,844 ♪ You know how niggas do when we play how we play ♪ 495 00:18:32,846 --> 00:18:34,714 ♪ Here we go again ♪ 496 00:18:34,848 --> 00:18:36,916 ♪ A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do ♪ 497 00:18:37,051 --> 00:18:40,386 - This isn't how I hoped things would play out, 498 00:18:40,388 --> 00:18:44,256 but you do what you gotta do for the greater good. 499 00:18:44,392 --> 00:18:45,524 - ♪ Here we go again ♪ 500 00:18:45,659 --> 00:18:47,192 [cheers and applause] 501 00:18:47,194 --> 00:18:49,528 - The old-fashioned way got us the vote we needed 502 00:18:49,663 --> 00:18:51,263 and the community center opened. 503 00:18:51,399 --> 00:18:54,534 All I had to do now was make sure Veesy never found out 504 00:18:54,668 --> 00:18:57,136 I bribed a public official. 505 00:19:00,742 --> 00:19:02,808 - So now what, nigga? 506 00:19:02,810 --> 00:19:04,610 We gonna be fucking allies or something? 507 00:19:04,746 --> 00:19:06,078 That's what we doing? 508 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,482 Let me be very, very clear with you. 509 00:19:10,818 --> 00:19:13,953 I will never fully forgive 510 00:19:14,088 --> 00:19:16,689 what you did to me and my family. 511 00:19:19,226 --> 00:19:21,127 But I guess this can be a start. 512 00:19:22,564 --> 00:19:25,497 - Thank you, Veesy. I appreciate that. 513 00:19:26,300 --> 00:19:29,235 - So you still wanna do this fucking class or whatever? 514 00:19:29,370 --> 00:19:31,437 - You know I do. 515 00:19:31,439 --> 00:19:34,173 But, Veesy, this is much bigger than the community center, 516 00:19:34,308 --> 00:19:35,507 you know what I mean? 517 00:19:35,643 --> 00:19:36,842 You know how many fucking families I hurt 518 00:19:36,978 --> 00:19:39,511 in this community, including yours? 519 00:19:39,513 --> 00:19:42,582 I feel like I owe to whole Brooklyn. 520 00:19:42,716 --> 00:19:45,184 I'm just trying to give back what I took. 521 00:19:45,319 --> 00:19:47,587 [engine rumbling] 522 00:19:47,721 --> 00:19:49,922 - Oh, there's Robert. 523 00:19:50,057 --> 00:19:51,457 Hey, Robert! 524 00:19:51,459 --> 00:19:53,793 Hey, man, thank you so much for the vote, appreciate it. 525 00:19:53,928 --> 00:19:55,461 - The pleasure was all mine. 526 00:19:55,596 --> 00:19:56,928 - ♪ First things first, hoe ♪ 527 00:19:56,930 --> 00:19:58,397 ♪ Never let 'em see you sweat ♪ 528 00:19:58,532 --> 00:20:00,099 ♪ Cut that nigga off, then cut a check ♪ 529 00:20:02,069 --> 00:20:04,203 - Put that box-- put that box down! 530 00:20:04,338 --> 00:20:06,672 - Hey, what are you doing? Hey, what's going on? 531 00:20:06,808 --> 00:20:10,075 - Step back from the box! - It's me, your neighbor! 532 00:20:10,077 --> 00:20:12,144 - Oh, damn. - Yeah. 533 00:20:12,146 --> 00:20:14,746 - Oh, how you doing? - Well, I've been better. 534 00:20:14,882 --> 00:20:15,948 - Oh, okay. 535 00:20:16,083 --> 00:20:18,550 - Wow, Grandma, you're a badass. 536 00:20:18,552 --> 00:20:20,286 - Yeah, luckily from this angle, 537 00:20:20,421 --> 00:20:21,887 no one can tell it's you. 538 00:20:22,023 --> 00:20:23,823 - And luckily we had a very understanding neighbor. 539 00:20:23,958 --> 00:20:25,424 - Well, it's not my fault. 540 00:20:25,559 --> 00:20:27,627 I thought I was catching a criminal. 541 00:20:27,761 --> 00:20:29,962 [drumming, cymbal crashes] 542 00:20:30,097 --> 00:20:31,964 - Did you guys hear that? 543 00:20:32,099 --> 00:20:33,432 I finally figured it out. 544 00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:34,700 I'm a drummer. 545 00:20:34,702 --> 00:20:35,901 - Ah. 546 00:20:35,903 --> 00:20:37,503 - I'm the drummer of the family. 547 00:20:37,505 --> 00:20:40,306 What do you wanna hear? 548 00:20:40,308 --> 00:20:41,507 That's the hard part. 549 00:20:41,509 --> 00:20:43,876 [laughter]