Watch Black History Month Survivor Summit
In this powerful RAINN Survivor Summit, three inspiring members of the RAINN Speakers Bureau talk about working through intergenerational trauma, the intersections of gender, race, and sex surrounding sexual violence, and healing from sexual abuse.
Read Survivor Stories
As the nation pays tribute to generations of African Americans, RAINN recognizes the many Black survivors of sexual violence throughout our country’s history. These six Survivor Stories reveal more than experiences of abuse and healing. These stories highlight phenomenal resilience, bold advocacy, deep faith, creative healing, unwavering love, and life-changing leadership.
“The grooming was the most devastating part of it, I was so young when it started. Psychologically, it had a huge effect on my personality and how I viewed myself.”
“I had talked to my children about stranger danger but never had conversations about what happens if you have to have dinner every night with the person abusing you.”
"If anything comes from this, I want young Black men to know that they are not alone.”
"just brand me beautiful because that’s who I am and that’s the message I want women and girls to know; they are beautiful despite whatever they experienced.”