PLEASE NOTE: We are on pause from October 24, 2023 through December 10, 2023.

If you are interested in booking a speaking engagement, please contact, Jean Caiani, Co-Executive Director of Speak Out directly: jean “at” speakoutnow “dot” org.

You may also contact Sheila Alexander-Reid, CEO at Branding 4 Change directly for non-speaking engagement inquiries: sheila “at” branding4change “dot” com

Please use the contact form (below) for general inquiries related to Aishah Shahidah Simmons, #LoveWITHAccountability®, the project and the anthology and NO! The Rape Documentary. We will contact you after December 10, 2023.


Aishah Shahidah Simmons is a childhood sexual abuse survivor and an adult rape survivor. She is not a therapist or a rape counselor. She isn’t collecting survivor testimonies.

Please check our “BIPOC Survivor-Led Organizations and Collectives” page for other organizations that might be collecting testimonies. Please also check our “Books & Media page for selected print and media resources.

If you've been raped or sexually assaulted, battered, and/or are contemplating suicide, please contact one of the following hyper linked organizations below: 

Black Women’s Blueprint: 347-533-9102/3 or 646-647-5414

GLBT National Hotlines: 888-843-4564 | 888-246-7443 (Youth) | 888-234-7243 (seniors)

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: 212-714-1141 (English and Spanish)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673

Trevor Project: National Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth: 1-866-488-7386

Trans Lifeline (TGNC): 1-877-565-8860

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