Midnight

Midnight (also known as Bilal Odé and Mayonaka) is a character that first appears in The Coldest Winter Ever. He is one of Santiaga's men and the object of Winter's affections, but he does not reciprocate those feelings back.

Midnight's story is documented and detailed in his own personal series which consist of: Midnight: A Gangster Love Story, Midnight and the Meaning of Love, and Midnight: A Moment of Silence. He is also seen in A Deeper Love Inside: The Porche Santiaga Story.

Sister Souljah is currently working on Midnight IV.

Early life in Sudan (1972-1979)
Midnight was born on July 27, 1972 in Northern Sudan to his father and mother (affectionately known as "Umma".) He was naturally raised under Sudanese culture, and a devout Muslim.

His father was a diplomat, an advisor to the prime minister of the Sudan as well as a southern Sudanese King. His mother was a dress maker and owned a business ran exclusively by African women.

Midnight's father acquired opulent wealth, and owned his own estate named Beit El Rahim ("The Womb"), which is where Midnight grew up, and also where most of his family lived. There was also a school and a mosque located on their property that close family friends' and coworkers' children attended. Their food was grown and prepared on their land.

On their property were also separate places to store various precious medals (i.e. gold), jewels, and weapons that ranged from Glocks, G-3 rifles, semi-automatics, Uzis, and AK-47s. Midnight learned how to use all of these weapons from a young age with his first target practice being at five years-old.

Midnight has only fond memories of his life in Sudan, he exclaims that he "wouldn't trade places with an American-born man for any amount of cash." (Midnight I, pg. 2.)

First years in America (1979-1985)
Midnight arrived in America along with his mother who was pregnant with his little sister, Naja, on October 31, 1979 when he was just seven years-old. He states that his family did not come to America out of admiration, but because they needed to "lay low, to go underground, to go slow, to rebuild, to regroup, to regain our strength, position, plan, and purpose, to come again [to Sudan]." (Midnight I, pg. 14.)