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

by Lori S. Robinson and Julia A. Boyd

Book Overview

In this comprehensive self-help guide, Lori Robinson has created a valuable resource for African-American survivors of sexual assault (as well as their families, friends, and communities). Robinson walks readers through the ways survivors can achieve emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual healing, reflecting her firsthand insight into the particular difficulties African-Americans face on their journey toward recovery. Examining the issue of sexual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580050808
• ISBN13: 9781580050807
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN CAN HEAL

This book is long overdue, for years the sexual abuse of African-American women and girls has been largely ignored by white and black communities. Sexual abuse and racism go hand-in-hand, yet myths persist that sexually abused African-American women and girls are traitors to black men and boys if they refuse to accept black male sexual abuse is acceptable, because black males experience racism. Sexual abuse is not separate from racism it is interlinked and this book shows African-American women and girls how they can seek help and heal from the devasation of sexual abuse. It is about African-American women and girls who refuse to be victims but are survivors. A must read for all who are involved in challenging male sexual violence perpetrated upon women and girls of all ethnicities and cultures.