The Guardian of North Lawndale

Directed by Sam Price-Waldman · 2015

Activist and educator Billy Lamar Brooks Sr. reflects on a lifetime of helping young people in the Chicago neighborhood where he grew up.

An intimate portrait of a mentor whose tough-love philosophy fights poverty one kid at a time.

In a neighborhood where 43 percent of residents live below the poverty line, Billy Lamar Brooks Sr. is trying to help kids build a future. Brooks grew up in North Lawndale and has spent his adult life working as an activ

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