Despite survivor-affirming awareness around sexual violence, child sexual abuse, most notably when it’s a family member or friend, is still a very taboo topic. There are approximately 42 million child sexual abuse survivors in the U.S. and millions of bystanders who look the other way as the abuse occurs and cover for the harm-doers with no accountability. I’ll be in conversation on today’s show with documentary filmmaker and survivor of child sexual abuse, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, who’s book Love WITH Accountability invites diasporic Black people to join her in transformative storytelling that envisions a world that ends child sexual abuse without relying on the criminal legal system.
Learn more about Aishah Simmons’ work here: https://linktr.ee/afrolez
Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is keyboard player, composer, and producer, with a brand new album called Shapes and Shades, Michael Louis Aaberg.
Check out Michael Louis‘ new album: https://michaellouis.bandcamp.com/album/shapes-shades
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