This cautionary tome’s contributors come from all walks of life, including several celebrities, such as Bunny DeBarge of the renowned Motown recording group. The book is comprised of dozens of moving memoirs recounting nightmares involving everything from incest to rape to abortion to attempted suicide. This intimate collection of tales of individuals overcoming adversity was compiled by Marilynn Griffith, who was sexually assaulted at 13 and became a mother at 14. With so many sisters still silently suffering as victims of abuse, it is hoped that the movie might inspire some to seek help.Ī timely aid in this regard is SistahFaith: Real Stories of Pain, Truth and Triumph. “It’s now time to tell, and it’s OK,” she assured, being an incest survivor who’d come out of the closet herself. It was perhaps a watershed moment for the Black community when Mo’Nique, during her tearful acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, said she was sharing her award with all the “Preciouses” and with anyone “who’s ever been touched,” ostensibly meaning molested as a child. Excerpt from SistahFaith: Real Stories of Pain, Truth and Triumph Walk with us on a journey past hurt, past shame, past rejection. Be clothed with the robe of many colors, the garment of praise. Others speak in their own name to save their lives…Īs you read these stories, be comforted if you are afflicted. Some of them write under a new name to protect their families. “The women in this book have come a long way to meet you.
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