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Pastor Corey Brooks stands on top a roof to raise awareness of poverty and violence in his Chicago neighborhood. Courtesy of Project H.O.O.D and Pastor Corey Brooks.

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Chicago-based pastor Corey Brooks talks to Higher Ground's Billy Hallowell about his quest to quell violence and poverty in his inner-city neighborhood. Mr. Brooks spent nearly a year living on a roof to raise awareness of the violence plaguing the Windy City. He was also able to raise more than $30 million through his efforts in hopes of building an 89,000-square-foot community center.

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Pastor Corey Brooks, a prominent Chicago pastor, believes the black community has been forsaken by the Democratic Party and has invited all the 2016 Republican presidential candidates to the troubled Woodlawn neighborhood in an effort to inform and mobilize voters. (CBS)