Shamsu Anwaar Kassim

Beneath the Smog

In the heart of the city, where the skyline touched the heavens, lay a neighborhood forgotten by progress. Here, amidst the towering factories and billowing smokestacks, lived the resilient residents of Westwood Heights, a predominantly African American community. They had forged a tight-knit bond over generations, but their connection ran deeper than shared history; it was cemented by an invisible enemy lurking in the air they breathed.