by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Some of the survivor stories from the Sexual Slavery in South Alabama series were told on Our Southern Souls last summer. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month and wanted to share the stories from the series here. Nadia Lee, Crys Yarbrough and “Olivia’s mom”...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am homeless because I ended up on the wrong path as a young kid. My daddy was very abusive to my mom and it went from there. I was incarcerated for twelve years for a pistol charge, drug charge, and burglary charge. The hardest part was losing the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My ancestors came with Bienville and D’Ibervile and settled on Dauphin Island. They stayed there until the English took over. Mobile was the capital of Louisiana at that time. My ancestors moved to Opelousas, Louisiana and stayed. We have been here since the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 3, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have dreamed of owning my own restaurant for 20 years. When I was a kid I wanted to go to culinary school in Paris. I got my degree in education and did other jobs, but I always loved cooking. Both of my mamaws were good cooks and the name Ogee and Anna came from...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I started playing the violin when I was three and I want to play forever. I like classical music and it seems like I am in the music when I play it. I thought the violin would be a cool instrument but it is way more work than I thought. I practice every day. I am...
