Woman Calls Police on Black Man Baby-sitting White Kids II Steve Harvey

A story made national news when an African-American man named Corey was babysitting two white children in Marietta, Georgia. When they stopped to get lunch, a woman approached them who was uncomfortable with Corey being with the children. So he decided to start recording everything live on Facebook. The post went viral. Let's take a look. I'm babysitting, right? Y'all see, look, I got two kids in the backseat with me. I'm babysitting. There's this lady across the street. We just came from Subway and Walmart. This lady over here, she's following me. This lady is following me because I got two kids in the backseat that does not look like me. Yo, this lady followed me all the way home to my neighborhood. I didn't do anything. Look, the police is here now. The police. Now I got to deal with this. This is crazy. Let's see what the police got to say about this. Well, please welcome Corey and the Parker family. Dana, Addison, Nicholas, and David. How you folks doing? Welcome to the show. So Corey, let me start with you, man. So what happened after the police arrived on the scene? After the police arrived, he wanted to make sure that everything was OK, the kids were safe. And so he wanted to question me, question the kids, and also he wanted to get the parents on the phone to reassure that my story was true. So Dana and David, let me ask you this question. When you got the phone call from the police about what was going on, what was your reaction? I took the phone call in complete disbelief. I actually thought it was a joke. I laughed for the first five minutes. I thought it was a prank that was being played. And the officer kept saying, I wish it were, ma'am. I wish it were, ma'am. And to the point where I said, are you saying that because an African-American man was with my two white kids, they were someone called the cops and they were pulled over by the police? And he said, yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. That appears to be the case. After we finally established that it wasn't a goof, it was just like an avalanche of different feelings because we knew that everybody was safe at the end. But still, I felt scared for the kids. I felt scared for Corey. But then it came to the point of, this is Corey. He's a member of our family. He mentors our son. He does so many great things in the community. No, I don't want to put him on the spot, but our neighbors have sons with him. The parents of his program consider him a hero. And his kids consider him a hero. And of all the people to have this happen to, to have somebody who, part of his work is to bring communities of different backgrounds together, and it just was crushing that he had to go through that. Corey, what is the program that you have? Inspired by Lewis is a youth mentoring program geared towards the development of social skills, etiquette, and character development for the kids within our community in Marietta. So kids, let me ask you a question. So were you scared doing this ordeal? How were you feeling? I felt like I didn't understand what was going on. When the woman was talking to Mr. Lewis, and then Mr. Lewis started filming and started talking into the camera about what was happening. And then I understood, and I was pretty worried. And I kept looking over my shoulder to see if she was still following us. And she was, so I was just a little scared. He was outside, and I heard them talking. But I was scared, because if Mr. Lewis got arrested, then what would we do? Because our parents wouldn't be home. So they couldn't just go, because the cops couldn't just take us home. So Corey, let me ask you, so what made you start recording everything? I initially recorded the video to bring awareness that in 2018, going on 2019, we are still being discriminated against and judged based off looks and the color of our skin. And this whole thing, has this changed you in any way? Definitely, on a positive side, it has inspired myself to do my job a whole lot better, go further, go harder, and to make sure that I'm doing my job at 100% to my fullest capabilities. And also, on the negative side of things, it has made me more paranoid when I'm out in the community with the kids, because now, in my mind, I'm thinking, I have to make the right moves with the kids, because someone could be watching us. Dana and David, what do you hope that your kids have learned from this, and what have you learned as parents? I think the kids had a unique opportunity for them, because they were with Corey, to see what it feels like firsthand, to be judged on appearance, to be profiled, and so I hope it makes them more sensitive to the issue. One of the most impactful things for me has been talking to other parents. In African American families, it seems like there's a conversation that happens at a certain age, where they have to tell their kids how to live defensively, to accommodate other people's fear. Exactly. And this is a conversation that I was unaware of, and that's sad, and that shouldn't be the case, and that's why we're talking about it. It's really enlightening, though, because it's good when people like yourself realize that that's an issue. That's the only way that this thing changes. You're great people. Thank you. When we come back, we're gonna be putting racial bias to the test. With his insightful social experiments, please welcome ABC News correspondent and host of What Would You Do, John Keonis. Thank you, man. Thank you. How you been, man? I've been good, good. Thank you for having me, you see. Nah, man, I mean, I've seen you a lot. We just never met. I know. It was really great, and this is very timely for what we're talking about, man. Yeah, you know, we did, we reenacted. We saw this on video, right, when it went viral, the story of Corey and the Parkers, and we said, we can do that one better. So a few weeks ago, we went to Mississippi, a little town in Mississippi, and we reenacted this whole thing, and we brought a special clip just for you. What will people do who don't know they're on hidden camera? Other diners, what will they say or do? All right, well, let's take a look. Excuse me. Are you kids okay? They're fine. I'm their babysitter. They're fine. I'm sorry, this is a very strange situation. I don't think it's strange at all. You honestly think this looks okay? Yeah. I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm so sorry, this is completely inappropriate. It's 2018. Take their picture. I'm sorry, I'm gonna take a photo of this. She storms over to our actor, Jason, who's playing the manager. There's two children, a young man who's their babysitter, who's black, and this woman is taking pictures of them right here in the blue. Bring her to the front, because we want to talk to her. It's crazy, man. Corey, let me ask you a question, man. Was there people around who observed what was happening when the woman first approached you? Actually, there was. There was a couple that was getting out of the car while we were in the parking lot, and once the lady had left, I asked the couple, did we look weird, did we look funny? And they said, kinda. So, John, what happened when you went and talked to the woman? The real person, the woman who was just another diner, was in tears, and they were incredibly relieved, as they often are. They were true heroes. They were the ones who said, stop it, you're wrong, and that's what we gotta do. See, that's the part of it that keeps making it so hopeful. It's really more good people than it is bad people. It really is. The Parker family is absolutely outstanding. These are the folks that can make a huge difference in the world. Thanks to my buddy, John Kionis. 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