Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Larry ‘Coop’ D Veal of Be More Positive Is Helping To Change Our World

Don’t be afraid to challenge someone’s opinion. A truthful and honest person is not concerned with questions.

As part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Larry ‘Coop’ D. Veal.

Larry easily has a comedic talent that could have taken him in any direction. It is as if he surveyed the country’s greatest need and chose to use his talent to fulfill that need. In his eyes, that need was to serve kids who were hurting and headed for trouble.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

I came to Atlanta from Indianapolis in 1991 to do nothing but became a national stand-up comic. I was one of the first to perform on BET’s Comic view and I was doing well. However, not well enough to make a good…