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...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 26, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“We are 13 and 14. We are cousins and are here for spring break. We have saved 25 jellyfish so far. They look cool and we are interested in them. Then we realized they were probably dying because jellyfish can’t live in the air and out of the water. We...
