by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 13, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I was homeless with my daughters and lived in shelters in New York and Mobile. My father had prostate cancer. I wanted my daughters, Ikea and Hania, to know their grandfather, and I didn’t want him living in New York alone. I packed our bags and we went...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 11, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“My name is Hania. It means purpose and success in Swahili. I’m trying to live up to that name. I was born in Mobile, but grew up in the Bronx. I was inspired by the Broadway and subway singers and became a kid with big dreams. We left New York when I was eight...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 4, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I was in the military and civil service. I retired in 1997. I got bored and went to work picking up trash for the city of Foley. It was also to keep my wife’s sanity. I am 80 years old and have to stay busy. I have been picking up trash three days a week...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 31, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“This is the end of our senior year. We are planning for the future, but it is getting real. We are becoming adults and things are changing. I am going to UAB as a biomed major and want to become a dermatologist. My mom is a single mom and has raised me most of...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 28, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in North Carolina and married a soldier when I was 16. We moved to Mobile in 1952 and I have lived in The Bottom ever since. I didn’t know anyone here, except my good in-laws. My mom taught us education was the most important thing. I finished...
