‘On the Record’ and the #MeToo Movement’s Colorism Problem
BELIEVE WOMEN
opinion
HBO Max
A new documentary follows the brave women who came forward to accuse hip-hop icon Russell Simmons of sexual abuse—and raises the question of whose stories we choose to center.
When The New York Times first reported allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Def Jam Recordings co-founder and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, they featured, in print, a triptych of women: former music journalist Toni Sallie, singer Tina Baker, and former A&R executive Drew Dixon.
