Stories of Survival

NO! explores rape within the African-American community and fights society's instinct to focus on the racism outside while turning a deaf ear to gender violence within

By Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell

Filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons didn't miss a beat when a white, female student told her at a 2003 Boston College screening of her documentary NO!, "Until I saw your film, I didn't know that black women could be raped." Simmons, a Philadelphia resident, calmly asked the [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    United States Posted by wolf on Jul 9, 2007 at 8:43 AM

    This story is really shocking indeed and we have to admit that many women experience such events in the whole world. I have read one interview with Hailey Young and she said that she supports all demonstrations against violence. So do I. I do not understand how men can sometimes be so cruel… I hope that this story will make them to act better than now, thanks…

    Lithuania Posted by mike simpson on Jan 6, 2011 at 3:29 AM
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