Charlie Watson sits on his front steps during a hot afternoon, talking about the tomatoes and peppers and flowering plants he cultivates around his brick home.
Even though his degree from FAMU is in vocational agriculture, he says he never had a chance to use it professionally. He gets as much joy as he can from planting around the house where he has lived since 1956.
A big, gold, gleaming car with tinted windows pulls up along the curb; out leaps an excited young woman in jeans and white V-neck T-shirt.
She approaches, a shy smile on her face, and offers her hand...
