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[Parishioner] Because we deserve better.

[Rodney] Guys, let's just calm down.

Corey would not do this.

Corey has some real explaining to do.

[Parishioner #2] Yeah, when were you guys

planning on sharing with us

that the church is on the brink of foreclosure?

Foreclosure. You see it?

Because clearly this little lady

from the newspaper knew

before any of us.

You can't even read. You don't have your glasses on.

It says right here, plain as day,

"The city has approved Jumping Joyland

"to expand its franchise in Lubbock,

"and the next step is to

rezone Bethlehem Temple from religious to commercial land."

Let me see that.

"At risk due to its foreclosure financial profile,

"a date has been set in the coming weeks

to vote on the zoning approval once and for all."

And that's ridiculous. That is ridiculous.

We can't stand that.

We can't just sit here.

We gotta come up with a solution.

Listen, zoning issues?

That's above my pay grade.

The closest I get to solution is when I'm at the drugstore

-buying eye drops. -[Sharon] Rodney!

We should organize.

That's how we gonna be able to fight these laws, y'all.

[Parishioner #3] Yeah, you know what?

Social media is perfect for these types of situations.

Yes.

I had a homie who was looking for the Jordan 11s.

He posted it, and his followers found it in, like, 24 hours.

It sounds like a space shuttle, if you ask me.

It's like a rare gym shoe.

We don't need space sneakers!

What we need? We need boots.

We need boots on the ground.

Mother Jean, Mother Jean, my dearest Mother Jean,

we just need you to keep an open mind.

You know what, Rodney?

Keeping an open mind sometimes gets you an open mind,

-just like Kennedy in '68. -[all groan]

[Rodney] That's just dark.

Very dark.

You went straight there.

Hear me out.

Activism is active.

Now, I may be older than some of you in this room.

Some?

But in order to mobilize,

we must do it in person.

See, they gotta see you.

They gotta feel your energy.

And over my dead body will we take this to Twitter.

It's called X now.

Young lady...

the only X that I want to hear about,

it better have a Malcolm in front of it.

[laughing]

Somebody was dumb enough to park

in the handicapped spot again.

-[Rodney] Are you serious, bro? -Yes.

They just gonna put the hazards on and walk away.

What a dud.

-A dud! -I mean...

[Calvin] Oh, listen, if you can't roll, you get towed.

[Rodney] You get towed!

-I'm saying that right now. -I like that, dear.

[laughing]

[Calvin] Run, Forrest, run!

? Churchy ?

? I'm going to church today 'cause I need love ?

Hey... I'm guessing you've seen the papers.

I can't escape it.

Honestly, I don't want to go into the church today.

I mean, the thought of letting all those people down?

It's probably not even that bad.

Plus, who even reads the papers anymore anyway?

Probably right.

Just read the bad news.

To think they would put a monstrosity

like Jumping Joyland in such a quiet place like Lubbock.

And, oh, to even be considering Bethlehem Temple

as a potential building location?

It is such a tragedy.

[whimpers]

I seen Teddy, Maverick West,

and Mayor Wilson in here the other day having lunch.

They were all smiles and handshakes.

Oh, you got the coffee and the tea.

Fresh out the pot.

I knew he was up to something.

Okay, tell me everything you heard.

Uh-uh! Sir, excuse me! You don't have to do this.

-Is this your car? -Yes.

Parked in the handicap. That's your sign right there.

Is that what that is?

You know, this whole time I thought that was a BBL sign.

Like, girl, if you need to park here

'cause you just had your surgery, girl, park here.

I mean, I didn't have the surgery, but, like,

my sister did.

So I was like, "Girl, park here."

Nice try.

Sir, please, don't do this.

I'm sorry.

It's part of my job

to pretend I cannot stop writing this ticket once I've started.

It's been going on for ages,

would hate to break tradition now.

Okay, but what if I really am handicapped?

Just because I don't have my support animal here

with me now doesn't mean I'm not handicapped.

Little Biscuit is at the groomer right now.

You people don't have support animals.

Now, what you mean, you people?

You people, liars who abuse Lubbock's parking system.

You, you, you are a liar.

Now, if you want to fight this ticket,

you can take it up with City Hall.

Have a great day.

Oh, I'ma have a great day.

Oh, oh, whoa! Okay, Bruce Leroy Jones.

All right!

And I hope you don't bite it off that bike!

Lick and stick, people! Lick and stick!

More writing! Come on, folks! Speed it up!

Mother Jean... my hand hurt!

Tell God all about it, 'cause I don't care.

These politicians aren't going to come to this church

and save us on prayers alone.

We need letters.

How many politicians are we going to write?

Absolutely all of them.

-I hate this church. -[Mother Jean] Let's go!

Let's go, folks.

Sorry to interrupt y'all little church stuff,

but I got your dry cleaning, Mother Jean.

Oh, sweet Cameron. Thank you.

Could you put it in my office as usual?

-[Cameron] Yeah! -Thank you, sweetheart.

All right...

Why are you, why are you still here?

Is there, like, a tip or...?

Oh... Oh, you want a tip?

All right.

Well, if you're using the same towel to wash your face

and butt with, wash your face first.

That's your tip. Now, get out of here.

I can't stand this church.

Did you say something?

That God is good.

All the time. And all the time, God is good!

Let's go! Lick and stick, folks! Lick and stick!

By the way, how did you get here?

I drove my car.

-How did y'all get here? -We drove.

Listen, listen, people.

Look alive. Stay off the buses. Stay off the buses.

We got to stick it to the man.

We want them to see how it feels when a revolution hits them.

That's right.

Calvin, we're going to need more signs.

Can you handle that?

-Aye, aye, Captain. -[Mother Jean] Great.

I'm supposed to be the pastor,

but now I'm checking parking tickets.

-Oh... -What?

Oh, what?

Wait, is this your first unpaid parking ticket?

See, what had happened was...

You got to take care of this.

Okay, I will.

By what month do you think I should get all this handled?

Today! And you better be glad you don't live in L.A.

They'd have you in jail.

Matter of fact, death row, no Suge Knight,

Green Milefor you.

Oh, no. No, I don't want that.

I'm going to help you out. Come on. Let's go.

If you check his phone that means you don't trust him.

[Sharon] Oh, absolutely. I can check his phone.

He can check my phone, so what?

But where's the privacy?

What? The privacy is there. He got my privacy.

I got his privacy.

The privacy is all mixed around in there.

Oh, what are you doing?

[Sharon] Oh, don't worry about that.

I'm just parking here really quick.

I'm just going to run in here, handle this,

and it should be fine

'cause you're sitting in the car.

They shouldn't give you a ticket.

No, I'm pretty sure that's not how that works.

Yes, it is.

Have you ever seen anybody get a parking ticket

who's in a food truck?

No. Why?

Because someone's always in the food truck.

You know, I thought you might be on to something,

but you're not.

Oh, that's because I am on to something.

No, you're not. They can give you a ticket.

Corey, listen, okay?

If you want to move the car, move the car, all right?

You don't have to make a big deal out of everything.

[door slams] [dramatic music]

Why am I even doing this? [sighs] Calvin Crooks, baby.

Calvin Crooks, baby. This ain't nothing.

Let's go. Let's go.

[dramatic music]

E40!

-E40! -Right here.

E40-

You didn't hear me call E40?

Yeah, I came right away.

I just want to see... [sighs] about these parking tickets.

-You want me to check right now? -Uh, yeah.

This is the office for parking tickets, right?

I'm about to go on my break, girl.

Let me see the license plate number so I can pull it up.

Okay... How you doing today?

Better when I go on my break.

I understand that.

You know, sometimes we be tired at work.

You want me to check the ticket, right?

Yeah.

[Clerk] I'm just gonna check the ticket, okay.

-Sharon... -Okay.

I got them. I got...

Dang! I done missed the revolution.

That's what I'm talking about.

All of them left, and somebody got my number.

They could have called me before they left.

No, they gonna have me stealing signs.

"Hey, get some signs". "How many signs can you get?"

I don't know. All right... One, two, three, four.

I smell like feet.

I can get twice as many signs if I cut these in half.

I got it. I know what I'm gonna do...

[upbeat music]

Perfect, that'll work... That'll work!

Save our church. [whoops]

"Calvin, how'd you come up with this idea?"

I don't know... I'm a genius. [chuckles] Been one.

[crowd chanting indistinctly in distance]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa.

What is going on here?

We are here to fight for what's right!

The city is trying

to rezone Bethlehem Temple from religious to commercial!

So what you're witnessing right here, young lady,

is an old-fashioned sit-in.

[chuckles] No, no, no, no, no.

I think there must be some confusion.

No, there's no confusion. Not at all.

We're here to stick it to the man.

Stick him in his pockets right where it hurts!

Yeah, but what this got to do with me?

That's the problem with your generation.

If it ain't got nothing to do with you,

you act like you ain't got nothing to do.

We will sit and take a stand!

Take your hands off Bethlehem!

We will sit and take a stand!

No, no, no, no, no.

No, we are not about to do that up in here.

Like I said before, if you are refused service, keep calm!

This is a nonviolent protest.

Y'all do know this is my business, right?

You are protestingat a Black-owned business, Sister.

And?

Mighty fine protest you arranged here.

It's like riding a bike, Stinney.

It's like riding a bike.

[bike ticks]

-Mm... Mm-mm. -[Sharon] What?

You got 13 unpaid handicapped zone tickets all over Lubbock.

-All over... -Debit or credit?

Oh, no. I'm not paying that.

I don't even know if all those tickets are mine.

First of all...

Your name is Sharon?

Yeah, my name is Sharon, but, you know,

sometimes I let other people drive my car.

Maybe they park there. What can we do?

We can do debit or we can do credit.

Uh, I just want to contest, so if I can contest,

that would be great.

The one way to contest a handicapped parking zone ticket

is to show proof of disability within 90 days

of getting the ticket.

Oh, but you don't know if I got a disability or not.

You didn't ask. It could be up under here.

It could be in me. It could be in me.

It's definitely in you.

You know what I'm saying? Because you don't know me.

It looks like these are actually all...

[Sharon] Mm-hmm.

...within the last 90 days. Girl, what are you doing?

Wait, wait.

Did you say if you show proof

of disability within the past 90 days?

That's what I said.

And my tickets, all of my tickets are within 90 days?

All of your tickets are in...

You know you've been parking within 90 days

in a handicapped zone, yes.

Thank you very much.

-Do you want to pay? -No, no, no, no, no.

I'll be back. Thank you.

Get over here with your hoochie daddy shorts!

[screams]

Dang it!

Corey!

[groans]

Why are you screaming at me?

Why you slamming the door?

Because, Corey, I got a ticket.

Okay, isn't that why we're here?

No! This is a new ticket.

They gave it to me while you was asleep.

Oh, my bad. I mean, I was asleep.

What you want me to do?

Not sleep, Corey.

Okay, but listen...

This does prove that your theory about somebody being

in the car preventing you

from getting a parking ticket is wrong.

Like I told you, with the food truck analogy, you can't...

Corey, I will choke you right now.

Okay, what happened with the first ticket, then?

[sighs] So, the lady inside said I can clear it up.

No problem.

I just got to show proof of disability.

But how exactly are you going to do that?

I have an idea.

All right, all right.

I think we've stuck it to the man long enough here.

Oh, thank God.

-It's time to storm the Capitol! -[Stinney] Uh, no.

Nope. That is not what I meant. I am...nope.

To City Hall we go!

[upbeat funk music]

Sir, you would do best to get out of our way.

We are Bethlehem Temple, and we will not be ignored!

Yeah!

Just got to go right through here.

Okay... Yep.

Nice and easy... Mm-hmm.

[whispers] Sweep it. Sweep it.

Sweep it. There you go.

Right here, right here. We're at the desk.

Right here at the desk...

Right there.

Get out of our way. Get out of our way, sir.

Save our church or get hurt! Save our church or get hurt!

Save our church or get hurt! Save our church or get hurt!

H-h-how you doing, baby?

I'm great, how are you?

Oh, baby. Just doin' just fine.

Mm-hmm

Ya know, my daughter came in here earlier talking

about some parking tickets.

You know what, I do remember. She was about this tall?

-Uh, uh, uh... -Yeah...

Appeared to be habitually single?

Uh, what you mean single? Uh, uh, uh, she...

-[Clerk] Single. -Uh, uh, uh, uh, single.

The girl ain't had a date in so long.

-By choice. -[Clerk] Oh.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know, you know, all the men are short and,

and, and, and zesty.

She came in about the,

the handicap parking tickets, right?

-Uh, yeah. -[Clerk] Yeah. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

-That, that's her. -[Clerk] Mm-hmm.

And you look oddly familiar.

That little potato head... I seen it somewhere.

He got the potato head?

Mm-hmm.

-Oh! -[Clerk] I know it.

Oh! Oh, oh.

Uh, this is my pastor, Corey.

Oh, he helped me out today.

-Oh. -He drove me here today.

Because, you know, I can't see.

I completely understand the mix-up.

Um, let me just- just show me the ticket,

and I can pull it up in the system and see what we can do.

Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I could show you the ticket. No problem.

I will help you get the ticket. I will help you get the ticket.

-Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -Seeing as how you're blind.

-[Sharon] Yes, so blind. -[Corey] And can't see.

-[Sharon] Oh, I, I, I can't see. -Can't see.

[Corey] Can't see...

-Here's the ticket. -Where's the ticket?

-Oh, did you find it? -I got it. I found it.

I found it.

-Ah, thank you, Pastor Corey. -You're welcome.

Whew, Sharon... Hmm.

-Uh, uh, uh, that's me, baby. -That's, that's your daughter.

-Uh, uh, that, that's, yes, her. -Your daughter?

Yes, mine. Sure, yes.

Got a little dementia in there too, huh?

Oh, yes. Like mother, like daughter.

Yep, I see it right here. Um, 13-oh, no, no, no, 14.

Oh.

[Clerk] Unpaid handicap parking tickets.

-Oh. -[Clerk] Wow.

What, what, what, baby, uh, uh, uh,

the goal today is to dispute all the tickets.

Because, because, you know,

we don't need all that money on top of us.

Mm.

I came here with my blind disability.

You know, I'm living life in darkness.

Remember, if they pop us with pepper spray,

four percent whole milk!

-[Protestor] I got milk. -We are Bethlehem Temple!

We are here to save our church!

White man!

-Now, sister, come on now. -[Protestor] Uh-huh.

[Mother Jane] I know you're not standing in my way.

You better get out of my way. You know better.

You gonna let him not let us in?

What's wrong with you?

Were you driving the vehicle?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah,

you know they got the new Braille steering wheels.

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.

You know what?

Don't worry about it.

I'm gonna go ahead and waive all of the tickets.

Oh, God bless you, baby! Woo!

All I need for you to do is sign right here

and right here.

Oh, oh, oh, thank you so much.

Why would you- Why would you do that?

Oh, what? What's the problem?

How would you know where the pen is?

Gotcha!

Oh, I got everything I need right here.

If you were blind, if you were blind...

Dang!

-[Corey] If you were blind... -The oldest trick in the book:

The blind autograph test.

You know how many people come in here pretending

to have a disability,

acting like something is wrong with them to get out

of paying parking tickets?

You think you're the first one to do this?

I thought it was a good idea.

Why are you like this, ma'am?

Is that debit or credit?

Just do both.

Dang!

[Corey] Just run the card, ma'am.

Girl, you know I got the hockey stick, right?

Yes, again, and also,

why would you have a hockey stick if you're blind?

A child's hockey stick? This ain't The Mighty Ducks.

[Sharon] Well, I don't know.

-I do fight. -Let's just go.

Take your ticket. Wasting my time...

I'm not gonna fight here because the police is

on the other floor, but...

Take it. I will charge it to her account.

You know she be back.

That's off the hook. Can't charge that.

This is ridiculous.

Here we go. Here we go.

Everybody in this city blind.

Why do all auntie wigs look like that?

Because it's giving auntie.

I know, but all aunties have it.

Because it makes you look asexual.

Oh.

Hello there. Room for one more?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -[Mel] Thank you.

Get it on.

What floor for you?

Uh, one, please.

Mayor Wilson, I'm really happy to meet you.

I'm Corey Carr.

Corey Carr...

Pastor Corey Carr of Bethlehem Temple Church.

Um... Jumping Joyland?

Oh. Oh. That's your church?

Yeah, yeah.

So sorry to hear about the news.

-Oh, thank you. It's tough. -Yeah...

So how'd you get on the crutches?

Oh, you know...

I wanted to tell you I'm really sorry about your church.

Jerusalem Baptist, I really hate to hear that this is happening.

Thank you... Bethlehem Temple, though.

That's right, Bethlehem Temple. Bethlehem Temple, I got it.

Thank you.

Oh, one more thing, Mayor Wilson.

I'd love to stop by your office sometime

and just discuss alternatives that end

in my church not being destroyed.

I mean, think of our members, the blind.

Look at them, so blind and stuff.

If she don't have the church,

-she might fall. -Right... Okay.

Okay...

[indistinct chattering]

[Protestors] We won't smile! We won't smirk!

We won't let them take our church!

You better get outta my way!

We are Bethlehem Temple and we are not going anywhere!

[Protestors] We won't smile! We won't smirk!

We won't let them take our church!

[Protestors] We won't smile! We won't smirk!

Mayor Wilson... Mayor Wilson...

They don't say "We hate Mayor Wilson".

It says, like, "We hate... Mayor Wilson.

Like, we hate what she hate. We hate

Mayor Wilson- that's not what it looks like.

It's exactly what it looks like, Corey.

We won't smile! We won't smirk!

We won't let them take our church!

[Protestors] We won't smile! We won't smirk!

We won't let them take our church!

[Protestors] We won't smile! We won't smirk!

We won't let them take our church!

Girl, get off me! You ain't blind!

[upbeat music]

[energetic music]

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