Sister’s light shines through work of Nita’s Angels
(5 of 5) “I think of my sister every second that we’re out there. Every girl that we talk to, I see her. Every girl we recover, I see her. I see a part of her...
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Nita’s Angels fights for trafficked girls
(3 of 5) “In May 2015, my sister came to me and said that she was starting an organization. She was going to call it Nita’s Angels. She wanted to help girls like herself who were...
Pregnant mom’s life ends at hands of her son
(1 of 5) “My sister, Nita, and I grew up in an abusive home. We were both in and out of the system, she more than I. She went to the Chimney Rock in Houston when...
‘They thought they were going to lose me’
“After my transplant, I had scans every six months. Since I had two little nodules of cancer in my original liver, they wanted to make sure it didn’t come back. “Meanwhile, they discovered that my bile...
Sharing sisters remain close in new business venture
“We not only shared a room growing up, we had to share a bed for as long as I can remember. I guess that’s just what our parents had for us. So we were pretty close....
Crafty sisters inherit creative instincts from parents
“As kids in Indiana, we lived in five houses. Our parents would finish remodeling one and we’d move on to the next. Growing up, five years was the longest we ever lived in one place. It...
Deaths of brother and mother inspire artist
“I remember when I was young, my mom would write all of her kids’ names down on paper. She had this beautiful handwriting. She also would draw a flower over and over, the same flower. She...
Family of nine kids ‘had everything we needed’
“There were nine kids total, seven girls and two boys. The three of us have always been real close. Growing up we never fought. We never got spanked. We were pretty good kids. Overall, we’ve really...
Sisters choose different post-high school paths
(Left) “When school starts I’m planning to unenroll so I can enroll in my GED classes. I didn’t drop out. I want my high school diploma, but it’s just taking too long. I want to hurry...
Polio hasn’t stopped her from enjoying life
“I got polio when I was a year old and had a number of surgeries. The last one was in 1989 when they fused my ankle because my foot was turning in. “Growing up, I always...
