‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Producer Dream Hampton Takes On 'Ecosystem’ That’s Supported Him

The activist, filmmaker and writer chronicles sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly in the six-part docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, even as new allegations against him surface.

On why she wants to do this work

When I started writing about hip-hop as a 19-year-old film student in New York, I was calling out the misogyny and the violence against women. And I’m sad to say I don’t feel that there’s been too much progress made.

I come from all-black Detroit city and I live and breathe in black spaces. And I want them to be safe not just for my daughter and me, but [also for] black women who don’t want that safety for themselves, who’ve internalized the misogyny and don’t think that they deserve the safety and justice that they deserve.

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