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About Tarana Burke
American activist from New York City
Tarana Burke is an American activist from New York City, known for starting the Me Too movement. She began the work in 2006 through a youth program for junior and high school students. Burke launched Me Too to confront the widespread sexual violence affecting her community. In 2017, #MeToo spread into a global movement after Alyssa Milano urged women to use the phrase online in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein abuse cases.
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- “If we keep on 'making statements' and not really doing the work, we are going to be in trouble.”Tarana Burke
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- “We have to trust the voices of the community to be in leadership and know what we need for our communities.”Tarana Burke
- “The work of #MeToo is about healing. It's about healing as individuals and healing as communities.”Tarana Burke
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Books by Tarana Burke
Unbound
2021
You Are Your Best Thing
2021