More Southern Souls
I got osteosarcoma when I was 13
"I am 17. I got osteosarcoma, cancer in the bones, when I was 13. I knew something was wrong when I had leg pain...
I have been fighting for people on the bottom for a long time
"The Lord told me years ago that things would be different for me and I would have a ministry for the people others...
My Grandma and nana taught me to
“I am doing public service hours because I got in trouble for fighting. I went through some hard things when I was...
This year I want to get back into my art
“I brought my nine-year-old with me to help with the Creative Crossings contest. She is the only one of my kids who...
My mom was the mother of the neighborhood
"My mom was shot and killed by her boyfriend on December first. She had dated him for about five months. He didn't say...
This is the only story we keep coming back to because the kids are an inspiration
“We are shooting an episode for The Good Road that airs on Public Television in April. We are featuring Da'Cino, Jesse...
We are vulnerable because of where we live
"I am a pastor at Trinity Family in Trinity Gardens in Prichard. We started a church plant here ten years ago and my...
My mother told me never to forget where I came from
“I went to Shaw High School in Mobile and graduated from the Naval Academy, I did two tours overseas in Japan and...
God put this calling on our hearts
"Our mission at Light of the Village is to go into the world of other people and meet them where they are and help...
Prichard kept calling me home
“I grew up in Prichard. I moved to Atlanta for a little bit and then to West Mobile. I wanted to get as far away from...
It is an icebreaker and distraction
“I am left handed and paint the fingernail on the finger I use the least. It is an icebreaker and a distraction. It is...
This house is my roots
"This is my great grandparent's house. When my dad and mom were dating, he said he was moving to Miami for a job, my...