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Did you know, monsters are real?

The church has always been the cornerstone for the black community.

Religion is always the answer to all of life's problems.

We go to God when we are in need and pray for peace and troubled waters.

If you ask our elders, praying is our defense against all illnesses, both physical and mental.

It is not soap and water that cleanses our food, but the power of prayer.

When problems arise, it is through the church our deepest questions are answered.

For God is always the solution.

How many times we'll be told to pray about it, no matter what it may be?

I can hear my grandmother now.

Baby, a family that prays together stays together, or whatever you do, make sure God is first.

As the spiritual people we are, we always seek out God for answers.

But for King Edward Bell,

even God wasn't enough for his trials and tribulations.

Vengeance was his only solution.

It was the hot summer's night of August 21st, 1981.

Windows across the city of Indianapolis were open.

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