When I covered and covered more properly it commanded more respect, especially from the African-American community. Of course people looked at me funny but it was no different from the looks I got just for being black and being somewhere black people…
Because I grew up in the inner city in Chicago and I saw such a need for social services, and individual needs and family needs and there was like no money or no resources for it. So I was inspired to do community service 'cause I felt that was the…