Kwanza ., Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/kwanza/ A Home for Black Women Writers Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:32:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.midnightandindigo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/unnamed-file.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kwanza ., Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/kwanza/ 32 32 153713158 Eight Weeks; Two Days https://www.midnightandindigo.com/eight-weeks-two-days/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 04:00:24 +0000 https://www.midnightandindigo.com/?p=77563 I was ten years old when I first witnessed domestic violence. It was a hot summer day on Hobart street. Children were playing; adults were sitting on their steps and porches just watching the day go by as we often did. Suddenly the usual neighborhood noise was interrupted by the piercing scream of a young neighbor. She burst out the door with her boyfriend chasing closely behind her. At once, all eyes were fixed on her and the commotion that ensued. As she ran down the stairs and onto the concrete, he grabbed for her; sheer terror filled her eyes

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