Earlier this year, Pastor Corey Brooks sat on an abandoned building in Chicago to call attention to the blight of the community. (AP)

Across the street from his New Beginnings Church in Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Brooks sits on the roof to raise $450,000 to buy the motel, tear it down, and turn it into a community center. Tyler Perry ended his sit-in by donating $98K. (Photo: Bri