Our main focus is to uplift the community, and we have done that throughout history.

It's a local focus on celebrating the talents of our community, a way to view our past, whether it's history or sports or food, and exhibit the community's vision for the future.

It makes a difference with the kids because alcohol is a big problem in this community.

We felt that the best way to reach the community is to start during a month where you focus on African American achievements and progress. We're trying to make modern history. We're trying to keep kids in our communities off the streets.

I think the the senseless murders were a wake up call to the community, to focus on what is going on.

Our main focus right now is to get the individual who did this. That is what we're focusing on. We just want to get that individual. We feel he is a threat, a definite threat, out there.