More Southern Souls
This is what COVID took from me
“I contracted COVID around the 1st of April. My symptoms were a high fever for three days, then extreme fatigue that...
I can’t let these veterans be forgotten
"I met Eddie Irby through a mutual friend. We heard there were some Buffalo soldiers from World War 1 and World War 2...
There’s always room at the top
“At Notre Dame, I joined the Navy ROTC program. That was my first step towards service in the U.S. Marine Corps. In...
We are the first black family to have three generations graduating from The University of Notre Dame
"I was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. No maternity clinics or hospitals were delivering Black babies in Mobile, so my...
I felt like no one cared about veterans buried a Black cemetery and they got lost
"I wanted to place an American flag on my brother's grave at Oaklawn Cemetery, but the weeds grew so high that I...
Death taught me to appreciate living
“Out of my 20 years in the Army, 13 of those were overseas. I spent eight years in Germany, also years in Korea and...
We were the original Rosie the Riveters
“I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. My father fought in Argonne in World War 1. In 1939, he got his bonus for...
This is my first time to run for office
"This is my first time to run for office. I am a retired school teacher of 37 years and wanted to give back to the...
When things get tight, people in the service industry suffer
“A lot of us in this community are not college degree people. We work in the service industry. I worked with horses...
Before my mama died, she said ask yourself ‘What Would Jesus Do?’
"My mother was 93 when she passed away three years ago. She was a good Christian woman. She came up during the...
My dad died from COVID alone without anyone who loved him
"My dad was a month shy of turning, 69. He lived in Miami, where I was born and raised. He caught COVID during the...
I am moving to the Yucatán. I like being around water and ancient cultures
“I traveled for a year and stumbled across San Pedro, Guatemala for a weekend. I stayed for almost ten years. I opened...