“This is my great granddaughter Naisha. She’s the only child we have in our family. This is my diamond right here. I walk her and anywhere from 12-20 kids to school. Sometimes I give them a snack and sit on the porch and watch em. I tell em ‘we’re not wasting this time, we’re gonna sit here and do homework’. Most of the kids made the honor roll this year.”

“My father died when I was 5 and my mama taught us how to put something back in the community. Honestly I thought I wasn’t gonna make it to the corner today, I wasn’t feeling good. Real dizzy, still got a little perspiration. But I sat up and talked to the Lord. That’s where my strength is.”

“What’s your favorite part about school?”
“The teachers!”