Lori S. Robinson

Lori S. Robinson is the author of I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse, published in March 2003 by Seal Press. Since then, she has been lecturing and leading workshops at universities, conferences, community organizations and churches across the country about sexual violence. 

Robinson, a rape survivor, is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Essence, The Crisis and The Source, among other publications. Also an educator, she taught media at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. A former editor at Emerge: Black America's Newsmagazine, her honors include National Association of Black Journalists awards and the Unity Award in Media prizes. She has also been recognized by women's organizations and service provider groups. Robinson received the 2005 Champion for Change Award in Media and the Arts from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, a 2004 Fruit of Her Hands Award from the Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute, and the 1997 Inspirational Award from the International Black Women's Congress. In February 2004, she was selected to serve as one of five judges for the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma's national Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence.