by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 18, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“We just moved away from Jacksonville. We couldn’t take it anymore. People are consumed with everything that is not ok. There were multiple murders each week where we lived. Two were shot there the day we moved.” “What are you looking...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 18, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“We’ve been walking for nine days and have walked over 100 miles. We are trying to get to Tennessee to see my niece. I haven’t seen her in 11 years, and I promised her I would get there. We have been homeless for a year and don’t have a car, so we are walking. We...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in the West Africa and came to the United States on a student Visa to go to college. My parents put me out when I was seven and I have had to navigate through life on my own. My dream is to go back home in five years and open an orphanage to help kids...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | A Southern Soul
I was in real estate development in New Jersey. I started with houses and moved to bigger stuff with industrial building. When the economy tanked in 2008, so did my business. I lost $3 million over the next six years and retired in a more modest way than I expected. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2015 | A Southern Soul
“I am an unemployed Army veteran standing on a street corner holding a cupcake sign just to make money so I can pay the electric bill. I have three kids, 15, 10, and 6, all with special needs. This is my first day, and to be honest, I am not happy about standing...
