As you may recall from reading Part I in the February issue of Point of View, Curtis Johnson was seven years old when his mother died of a sudden illness just seven days after the family moved into his mother’s dream house that his father purchased for her on Westford Avenue in Springfield.

Normally, when I hear or read the term “Audacity of Hope,” I think of Black former President Barack Obama and, by extension, the hopes of the many historical Black folks his presidency was built on.

By Frederick A. Hurst Life is good. Not nearly as hectic and unpredictable as it has been. Our two boys (now men) are both secure and mature adults with strong wives. Our only daughter has made a name for herself in the legal field and is currently working on her doctorate. She was recently married…