A biography for Tarana Burkehasn’t been written yet.
“I founded the 'me too' movement in 2006 because I wanted to find a way to connect with the black and brown girls in the program I ran.”
“For every Harvey Weinstein, there's three or four thousand other pastors, coaches, teachers, uncles, cousins, and stepfathers who are committing the same crimes. We have to keep that in focus and we have to keep talking about it.”
“When you truly empathize with someone, you have to take into account all the things that make that person who they are.”
“I'm grounded in joy; I'm not grounded in the trauma anymore.”
“So many people who deal with sexual harassment don't have the means to file lawsuits or to get legal representation or legal advice.”
“'Me Too' is about letting - using the power of empathy to stomp out shame.”
“We should collectively be talking to children - as young as kindergarten - about what consent looks like.”
“We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do.”