by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 2, 2026 | A Southern Soul
Dr. Ann Pearson was born with peace into a middle-class family in Demopolis, Alabama. The youngest of two children, she was raised by a father who worked for Vanity Fair Mills and a mother who was a stay-at-home mom. It was an idyllic childhood in small-town Alabama....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 26, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I spent my time between Dauphin Island Parkway and downtown Mobile growing up. My parents sent me to Leinkauf Elementary School. I was in the minority and learned a lot from that. Going over to my friends’ houses, I saw the differences, but I discovered the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 19, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“When I was a senior in high school, my Bell’s Palsy came on — facial paralysis. I was on the swim team at McGill. I popped up from my lap and sat on the side of the pool. My friend looked at me and said, ‘Your face isn’t moving.’ I didn’t know. My...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 28, 2026 | A Southern Soul
STACI: We’ve been here for 12 years. Clarksdale weirdly feels like home, but a different kind of home. It’s not my heritage or where my people are from. The Northwest will always be our roots. We miss the mountains and wish we could live with more family,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 21, 2026 | A Southern Soul
Ed: I’ve been doing barbecue my entire life. My old man had a 55-gallon drum cut in half with refrigerator racks laid across the top, sitting on cinder blocks. That was our grill. We didn’t have much, but we’d cook chicken legs and Danish ribs for...
