I had the audacity to write a letter to the performance department to see if some of their performing artists would be willing to talk to our kids; I worked for AmeriCorps at the time. Yolanda replied. Looking back now I can see how crazy this is, but she replied and she made it happen. We had people like Roger Guenveur Smith come—who must have been in like all the Spike Lee movies—and talk to the kids for free. It was crazy. I was so impressed with the MCA's accessibility and how willing they were to open their doors a bit wider to our kids. I was like, "If there's any way I can be involved with this institution, I want to be involved."