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Why Can’t They Spend a Little Money to Keep us Together?

Maurice Walker is 19 years old and he has been institutionalized for more than a third of his young life. His grandmother, Emma James, is his biggest champion in the outside world. She feels that Maurice is caught in a system that she can’t understand. He is “a...

He’s My Kid

Meet the Jenkins family: Frank, Cindi, and their two daughters, Jené,19, and Jayme, 12. They live in Harlem, GA, with their three cats and two dogs. Frank drives trucks currently, but served in the Army before moving to Georgia in 1995. Cindi works at JC Penney in...

He Thought I Gave Him Up

Peggy was only 15 years-old in 1974 when her first baby, Toney Allen Duvall, was born. Her newborn son appeared beautiful and healthy and no one suspected that anything was wrong until they noticed that little Allen didn’t cry when they stuck him with the needles for...

If I Wasn’t Christian’s Voice

Behind a large drum set, complete with a snare, tom-tom, bass, and cymbals, sits Christian Langley. He’s happily pounding away with his drumsticks making thunderous sounds. He hops up to shake hands and then heads toward his computer in the corner of the playroom....