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“I started doing this work because there were so few resources and recourses for us, which is why it cuts deep to hear sisters, who are largely responsible for my visibility, saying the current iteration of the #MeToo movement isn’t for them.” Nearly 12 months ago activist and Me Too movement founder, Tarana Burke’s life was turned inside out. While her grassroots work…
Founder of the Me Too movement Tarana Burke, along with other advocates, wrote a heartfelt letter in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who in September testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. “This letter is our love offering to her so that she has a constant reminder that there is enormous support for her…
In the era of #MeToo, musicians are supporting the movement with powerful new anthems. One example: Nashville-based country duo Haley & Michaels, who released a song Me Too — and now a video — in service of the initiative. Shannon Haley and Ryan Michaels have been making moving country records together since 2015. But, for their aptly-titled song, they reached out to…
Tarana Burke has dedicated more than two decades of her life to social justice and laying the groundwork for what would eventually become the viral #MeToo Movement. Tarana Burke shared her story of how the movement came to be and clarified common misconceptions about it during the Women’s Empowerment Keynote Address in Fulton Chapel on March 20th, 2018. She said…
2017 was the year of the silence breakers. Women’s stories of sexual assault, abuse, harassment, and misconduct swept news headlines, and for the first time in history, #MeToo moments could not be ignored. While some companies and individuals took initiative to speak up, implement zero-tolerance policies, admit the need for change, others have gone silent, taking the path of fear…
