Tracy Morgan And TBS Made A TV Show And Then They Did This Really Cool Thing

After surviving a near-fatal 2014 vehicle crash that left him in a coma for two weeks and killed a friend, Tracy Morgan is a big believer in second chances.

And as part of his new TBS show, The Last O.G., about a [formerly incarcerated individual] rebuilding his life after prison, Morgan, the show and network did a remarkable thing: they tried to give some other people a chance at a better or at least a rebuilt life.

“It’s not just giving back,” Morgan said. “It’s me giving back in a real way. It’s me showing my face. Maybe it can spread around the world. You drop a pebble in the pool, you don’t know how big the (waves) are going to be.”

The network and the show invested substantial sums in a variety of projects in the Brooklyn neighborhoods where the show is set, and with groups  closely aligned to the show’s own themes of redemption. Even before the show debuted, Morgan and show creators worked with the Fortune Society, a New York non-profit that helps 7,000 people a year transition from prison or jail back to normal life.