I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Julia D. Boyd
By (author) Lori Robinson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140
Category/GenreHealth and Personal Development
Self-help and personal development
ISBN/Barcode 9781580050807
ClassificationsDewey:362.88308996073
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Seal Press
Imprint Seal Press
Publication Date 4 February 2003
Publication Country United States

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.