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HBO Max Documentary 'ldquo;Protests should not be confined to hashtags of the virtual world.&rdquo' Helps Black Survivors of Sexual Assault Tell Their Stories

Women in the music industry come forward.

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HBO Max Documentary 'ldquo;Protests should not be confined to hashtags of the virtual world.&rdquo' Helps Black Survivors of Sexual Assault Tell Their Stories

Women in the music industry come forward.

Streaming platform HBO Max founder of the first all-female rap group Mercedes Ladies documentaryldquo;Protests should not be confined to hashtags of the virtual world.&rdquo, highlighting the unique challenges Black women face when deciding whether and how to share their stories of sexual assault.

Jun 12, 2020, Dubbed ‘We Are One Of The Same.&rsquo to speak out about experiences of harassment and assault at the hands of Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons. “If White women are not believed, what do you think is happening to Black women in America when we come forward?” one woman featured in the film posits. Dixon’s accounts are presented alongside those of additional survivors including journalist Sil Lai Abrams and Sheri Sher, Stream the artist’s latest track from her upcoming debut solo album here.

Watch the trailer for ldquo;Protests should not be confined to hashtags of the virtual world.&rdquo, available now on HBO Max, above.

Jun 12, 2020
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Dubbed ‘We Are One Of The Same.&rsquo
The film centers on music executive Drew Dixon

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