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b'Hawk Newsome says he often makes it a point to meet people where he grew up. So on a cold day not long ago, I made my way to Papa Juan\\u2019s Cigar Room in the South Bronx to see the man who led Black Lives Matter of Greater New York.\\u201cI appreciate you having the courage to come to the South Bronx,\\u201d he tells me as we sit down to chat. \\u201cI make it a point to bring people to the Bronx. So, they could one, see the folks that I\\u2019m a part of, see what we represent. Two, just to see how scared they get.\\u201dIt really wasn\\u2019t scary, but it certainly was outside of my comfort zone.Describing himself as a devout Christian and family man, Newsome shared stories with me about his youth and why he was motivated to become a civil rights activist and organize Black Lives Matter of Greater New York. Then, in September 2017, he made headlines when he took the stage at a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C.\\u2014and won over the crowd.Today, he\\u2019s focused on studying for the bar exam and starting a new organization with the goal of finding common ground.Our interview runs about 40 minutes. An abridged and lightly edited transcript is available on DailySignal.com.Conservatives won\\u2019t agree with Newsome on many issues, but I hope you\\u2019ll appreciate the opportunity to hear a different perspective. Leave a comment and let us know.

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