About 5 years ago, a renowned gospel singer from my hometown lost her life to domestic violence. The husband would eventually get sentenced to life imprisonment. Of course, their children are now without a mother or a father, carrying trauma that will be part of their existence for the rest of their lives. The death of this gospel artist sparked not just an awareness (of what could happen behind closed doors in some religious homes), but a movement that inspired many to summon the courage to not just speak up but leave.
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