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I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Julia D. Boyd
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By (author) Lori Robinson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:400 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Health and Personal Development Self-help and personal development |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781580050807
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Classifications | Dewey:362.88308996073 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Seal Press
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Imprint |
Seal Press
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Publication Date |
4 February 2003 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In I Will Survive Lori Robinson has created a valuable resource for African-American survivors of sexual assault (as well as their families, friends, and communities), incorporating personal stories, civil rights history, and a call for community activism. An award-winning journalist and a rape survivor herself, Robinson walks readers through the ways survivors can experience emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual healing, offering her firsthand knowledge on the particular difficulties African-Americans face on their journey toward recovery. She also explores why black women are more likely to experience sexual crimesan insightful discussion framed in the context of the American slave system and modern institutionalized racism. This groundbreaking guide for African Americans contains an abundance of culturally specific and compassionate advice and information that includes accessible instruction on navigating police, health care, and legal systems, as well as an extensive resources section. The book's sympathetic, informative, and ultimately hopeful advice will resonate with African-American survivors and all those who wish to support them. "
Author Biography
Lori Robinson is a journalist and educator currently teaching media at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador. A former editor and columnist at Emerge: Black America's Newsmagazine, her honors and awards include the National Association of Black Journalists Award, the Unity Award in Media, and the International Black Women's Congress Inspirational Award. She is the founding editor of the Black Women Today website. Lori is a rape survivor herself. Her powerful story of surving an attack was first published in the May 1997 issue of Emerge magazine. She lives in Silver Spring, MD.
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