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The Battered Woman: No One Knew | Afro

By Sandra Charite The pallbearers from the funeral home rolled her casket into the church as family and close friends proceeded behind them. Hundreds of mourners within the congregation were at a loss for words as emotions exploded. This was a day that no one saw coming. Her smile was her signature but the tears […]

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