On the Jericho road -- Family origins -- Tough times in a new land -- Grandma's greatest lesson -- Life with my extended family -- Wrestling with my religion -- Searching for a male role model -- College days -- The bitter and the sweet -- President of the Missouri NAACP -- Hard times on a new job -- California dreaming -- Back to college -- Meeting daddy face to face -- California once again -- Taking the race issue overseas -- Daddy's funeral -- The call to Oakland -- Everyday life as a pastor -- The honeymoon is over -- Loving our Black Panther neighbors -- Victory and tragedy -- Man of the year? -- A friendly call-a tragic end -- Big trouble strikes -- Building on the block -- Hunting the hunter -- To serve, not to be served -- A surprise awaits in Cleveland -- South Africa -- The presidency, drugs, and gangsters -- Fighting the Supreme Court nominee -- Going home to Africa -- A revolutionary's life -- Change is in the wind -- Time to build again -- Allen Temple today -- The value of family and friends.