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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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- “Smoking is definitely not cool anymore, and the folks who have worked against that have done a great job.”Tarana Burke
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- “Even when black folks make me angry, I know that the foundation is that I love us. I want us to win, and I wa…”Tarana Burke
- “'Me too' was just two words; it's two magic words that galvanised the world.”Tarana Burke
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Books by Tarana Burke
Unbound
2021
You Are Your Best Thing
2021