We talked about block watches, parent patrols and more police patrols when students are walking to and from school.

[Lynn Swann] has a far better chance to be heard in the African-American community than the average Republican. It's critically important for him to be visible and for him to come into the community and talk about his platform and issues specific to the African-American community.

The time has come now to make the changes in Homewood that we need. And that's what we need for people to roll up their sleeves and attack some of these problems and make a difference.