When I read the section, “Who You Aint”, I thought of the neighborhood I grew up in. My mother was that reprimanding voice yelling out the window, funny…No one wanted to come onto our street, never mind buy and repair property on it.
The author was right about the people. We were a block of hardworking, fun loving families. It’s just that our block had some scary elements to it. It was good he invested his money, time and energy. It sounds like he really improved the property and the street. It got me thinking about doing the same I could. I should.