Title: True vine
Description: The national correspondent for "The New York Times" tells the story of his childhood on the tough streets of Chicago and the influence of his grandparents who founded a church called "True Vine" to bring the word of God to the neighborhood.
Subjects: Poor, Social life and customs, Religion, African American young men, Urban poor, African Americans, Childhood and youth, Biography, African American men, Journalists, African americans, biography, Chicago (ill.), biography, African americans, social life and customs, Men, religious life, African american youth
Places: Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois
People: Fountain family, John W. Fountain (1960-)