Elizabeth Cotten’s Sears and Roebuck 1904 Acoustic Guitar a.k.a “Stella.” (Cost at the time: $3.75). A self-taught left-handed guitarist, and creator of the alternating bass style known as “Cotten picking,” Elizabeth Cotten liked to play this right handed-guitar upside down. Twenty five years after retiring as a guitarist, Folkways Records picked her up in the […]

“My journey began in 1986, when I entered the world with HIV. At just seven years old, while most children were learning and playing freely, I was handed a devastating AIDS diagnosis that forever changed the way I saw myself and my future.” (Link Below)

Shelli Tench initially entered the Garner Walmart with $50 in her pocket, intending to use the remaining funds to purchase underwear and t-shirts for a nearby hurricane relief shelter. Trench was determined to spend her $50 on clothing because the shelter had informed her that although people could take hot showers at their facilities, they […]

MY 5-YEAR-OLD MADE AN ENTIRE RESTAURANT CRY WITH ONE SIMPLE ACT I was sitting at Waffle House with my 5-year-old son, Josiah, when he noticed a man standing outside. His clothes were worn, his face tired, and he carried everything he owned in a small, tattered bag. “Mom,” Josiah whispered, tugging at my sleeve. “Who […]