Ironically, what he thought was a mission to bring life into this world cost him his own life.

Prior to Katrina, we really didn't care how the rest of the world thought of us. But it has become a practical problem - the perception of New Orleans.

Over the years, she's had a lot of hardships. By 2004, she simply wanted to get this off her conscience while she still had time.

Anything Ronald Reed wanted, Mr. Clark could back it up with words and actions. They preached violence against police officers. They preached the desirability of killing a police officer. Part of their motivation was to impress the national leadership of the Black Panthers in hopes they'd be awarded a chapter in St. Paul.

Mr. Reed planned this entire event, he helped carry it out.

I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.