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“I was raised in Mobile where I was valedictorian at LeFlore High School in 2010, and now I am a social worker helping...

“After growing up in Brooklyn, I would never have thought Mobile would become my home. I was characterized as a gifted...

“I was an executive at a government communications company for almost 30 years. We worked with prison telephone...

“I am overweight because I have to eat so many words I have spoken. I said I would never live close to my children in...

“My daughter-in-law started calling me Daisy. My grandkids call me Grand Daisy. I am from Corinth, MS and grew up in...

“I have been self-sufficient since I was 13. My dad left, so I took care of my mom and my sister. I made money cutting...

“We are on a road trip to Fairhope. We live in a small town of about 600 people in Missouri. We have lived there all...

“I am a hairdresser in downtown Vicksburg and was going to have a celebration for being in business for 20 years. It...

“I was four or five years old when my parents' friend, Dr. King, lived with us for several months in 1965 in our home...

“We live in an area of Baldwin County where there is a big disparity between the haves and have nots. There are people...

“I lived all of my life in North Carolina, but when my arm started turning blue in the winter, it was time to move...

“Addiction runs in my family. One of my greatest fears as a parent of four is that my children will become addicts, so...