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Teresa Caldwell Photo by Kelley Raye Teresa Caldwell can call herself a domestic violence survivor—and an writer—helping other women overcome emotional and physical abuse. Caldwell re-released her book I Once Was Her, which details her life story, her experience with intimate partner violence, and the way she fought to beat her trauma. Along with her advocacy work, the  multi-hyphenate is the previous momager to her son Bow Wow and an entrepreneur. Caldwell is quick to indicate that there must be a cultural and mindset shift in relation to domestic abuse. For the Black community, this month needs to be of particular importance—in keeping with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “[d]ue to systemic racism, racist policies, and racist societal structures, each Black women and Black...