House Plans: La Community College

La Community College

Rodney D. Robinson was born the fourth child of five to a single mother in Indianapolis, Indiana. Robinson has experienced the negative effects of poverty and the consequences of special education misdiagnosis and tracking, but has always had good mentors and teachers around him who provided encouragement and solid counsel.

In 1991, Robinson moved to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue a life of public service. As an introduction to the world of servant leadership, Robinson began his mission as an Activities Director for a local community center. Later he was hired by the Youth Taskforce of Clark Atlanta University to organize and promote community and college crusades. Robinson was hired as an artist’s manager and inked a major deal with an independent label, and continued to stay true to his life’s calling by staying active in the community, volunteering in his neighborhood, and donating funds to non-profit organizations. Robinson also invested his time and energies into visiting churches and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to help organize fundraisers and talent shows for the community.

In 2002, Robinson relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his education. He continued event planning and fundraising for the Compton Community Center. But as he became more involved in school, Robinson appealed to his moral obligation and veered away from entertainment, and more into full-time community activism. As Robinson’s leadership opportunities continued to blossom, he felt more of a responsibility to become a role model within his community. Even record executives realized that Robinson had a higher calling, and encouraged him to travel down a different road from that of gangster rap music production. With the support of his community and colleagues, Robinson refocused and reignited his attentions toward public service.