Healing from Rape, Sexual Assault and Abuse

I Will Survive is a self-help book for women and men adult survivors of sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse.
Secondly, it is a risk-reduction and prevention manual with information for use by individuals, community groups and spiritual communities.
It also spells out the historical background of the sexual victimization of African Americans and our contemporary attitudes. This information helps break down the myths that prevent women and men of all racial and ethnic backgrounds from addressing the issue in an effective way.

ABOUT THE BOOK

I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse is a celebration of healing and empowerment. This book grew from Robinson’s own experience as a survivor of sexual violence. She was on staff at Emerge magazine when she was raped in 1995. An article she wrote about her assault and the alleged assault of a college student—for which she won a first place award at the 1998 National Association of Black Journalists annual convention — generated an outpouring of letters from readers affected by sexual violence. Those letters inspired Robinson to write I Will Survive.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreward by Julia A. Boyd

PART I: The Road to Healing
Chapter 1 - Your Physical Health
Chapter 2 - The Pursuit of Justice
Chapter 3 - Emotional Recovery
Chapter 4 - To Family and Friends
Chapter 5 - Sexual Healing
Chapter 6 - Reflections on the Spirit: A Discussion with Two Womanist Preachers
Chapter 7 - Prayers: Tools for Spiritual Healing
Chapter 8 - Risk Reductions/Prevention for Adults
Chapter 9 - Risk Reductions/Prevention for Children and Teens
Chapter 10 - Responding to Oppressions: Attitudes and Solutions in the Black Community

PART II: Survivors’ Stories of Healing
Audrey's Story
Christopher's Story
Marta's Story
Audree's Story

In Conclusion
Resources

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I Will Survive: The African-American Guide
to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse
by Lori Robinson, Forward by Julia A. Boyd

Product Details
Paperback: 224 pages ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.03 x 8.22 x 5.56
Publisher: Seal Pr Feminist Pub; (January 2003)
ISBN: 1580050808

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Editorial Review: Book 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 crimes—an 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.