Rooftop Revelations: Single mother in Chicago's South Side defies the odds, keeps son on the path to success

On day 81 of his rooftop vigil, Pastor Corey Brooks and Zipporah Collins discuss raising children in Chicago's South Side.

Zipporah Collins raised her son, Mario Hoover, with this universal truth. Though she worked several jobs as a single mother, she raised him with love and stayed present in his life no matter the challenges. There was nothing magical about her approach — just the universal principles of woodshedding and setting the bar higher and even higher. Last week, her son, a junior at Providence St. Mel School, scored a perfect score of 36 on the ACT, a feat achieved by only 0.313% of all the test-takers. 

On the 81st day of his 100-day rooftop vigil to raise funds for a community center designed to provide support systems to low-income students, the pastor invited Collins to the chilly roof for a conversation by the campfire.