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s a child, Hattie's mother sang in the choir every Sunday and Hattie wanted to be just like her mother. "My mother is a single parent making it through life's


journey, overcoming trials and tribulations and still maintaining a right standing rela- tionship with God. It gave me the motivation I needed to become an over comer as well.


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“Thanking our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, He never left my side." Hattie Ingram is the mother of 5 children, Antwon Ingram, who is now resting under our Father's wings, Teneisha Williams, Natasha Williams, Antaneika Williams Conway, and Shyra R. Williams Cole.


PHF: What is the inspiration behind your music? HI: The inspiration behind my music comes from experiences during times in my life which include battling domestic violence in a marriage, the recovery process after leaving the marriage, enduring an illness that lead to my body shutting down and forc- ing me into a coma for three weeks. ( Thank God, I didn't have any physical or mental disabilities as a result of the coma). However, the most critical moment came when I had to deal with low self-esteem from hurt and pain inflicted from my female siblings and others who always called me ugly, dumb and various negative statements the ma- jority of my life. Even when I was younger, I didn't have a desire to be a singer. I've sung in church, at wedding and funerals. By Gods grace and mercy, it brought me through several life changing miracles which I only had God to depend on. I told God that I wanted to help others.


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