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ISSUE 2
Beyo
nd
Pu
bli
shin
g C
ari
bb
ean
an
d t
he
U.S
. E
mb
ass
y B
rid
ge
tow
n h
ave
te
am
ed
up
to
bri
ng
yo
u “
Cro
ssR
oad
s,”
a c
om
ic b
oo
k s
eri
es
ch
ron
icli
ng
th
e l
ive
s o
f tw
o b
roth
ers
gro
win
g u
p i
n
the
Cari
bb
ean
at
the
cro
ssro
ad
s o
f b
ein
g j
ust
or
fall
ing
in
to t
he
te
mp
tati
on
s o
f th
e c
rim
inal
un
de
rwo
rld
. Is
sue
s fa
cin
g o
ur
yo
un
g C
ari
bb
ean
me
n a
nd
wo
me
n t
od
ay
are
exp
lore
d i
n t
his
g
rap
hic
no
ve
l w
ritt
en
by
Ala
n L
yn
ch
, an
d i
llu
stra
ted
by
Tri
stan
Ro
ach
, E
dw
ard
Bo
la a
nd
M
att
hew
Cla
rke
.
In “
Cro
ssR
oad
s Is
sue
2,”
Sh
am
ar’
s si
ste
r, S
had
ay,
is
the
vic
tim
of
do
me
stic
ab
use
at
the
han
ds
of
he
r w
ealt
hy
bo
yfr
ien
d, Jare
d. S
had
ay
is
he
sita
nt
to l
eave
Jare
d b
ecau
se
she
be
lieve
s th
at
he
wil
l ch
an
ge
. It
wil
l ta
ke
co
ura
ge
, an
d t
he
he
lp o
f h
er
fam
ily t
o
esc
ap
e b
efo
re i
t is
to
o l
ate
.
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BA
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Ou
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mic
bo
ok, “C
ross
Ro
ad
s: I
ssu
e 1
,” s
ho
wcase
d t
he
tale
nt
an
dcre
ati
vit
y o
f th
e E
ast
ern
Cari
bb
ean
. B
eyo
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Pu
blish
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Cari
bb
ean
’s“C
ross
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ad
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ssu
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’s”
reach
has
be
en
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has
be
en
my
ple
asu
re t
o s
hare
Sh
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t o
rgan
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on
s th
rou
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Do
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d S
t. V
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nt
an
dth
e G
ren
ad
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s.
Wit
h t
he
se
co
nd
ed
itio
n o
f “C
ross
Ro
ad
s,”
we
’re
div
ing
de
ep
er
into
oth
er
incre
asi
ng
ly s
ign
ific
an
t an
d c
urr
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t to
pic
s: d
om
est
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bu
se a
nd
ge
nd
er-
base
d v
iole
nce. I
ho
pe
“C
ross
Ro
ad
s: I
ssu
e 2
” g
ive
s p
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ple
som
eth
ing
to
th
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talk
ab
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In “CrossRoads Issue 2,” Shamar’s sister, Shaday, is the victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her wealthy boyfriend, Jared. Shaday is hesitant to leave Jared because
she believes that he will change. It will take courage, and the help of her family to
escape before it is too late.”
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