American - Activist | September 12, 1973 -
Black women have been screaming about famous predators like R&B singer R. Kelly, who allegedly preys on black girls, for well over a decade to no avail.
Tarana Burke
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Anita Hill thanklessly put herself and her career as a law professor on the line more than 25 years ago to publicly name Clarence Thomas for sexually harassing her at work.
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The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only because they needed a safe space, but because they needed their own space.
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I have been working with young people for more than 25 years.
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We use a term called 'empowerment through empathy.' And 'Me Too' is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me - right? - and it changed the trajectory of my healing process once I heard that.
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I'm really a worker and about rolling up my sleeves and doing the work. If that lands me a place in history, then I would be among amazing company.
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You cannot put a song - you cannot put a person's talent over somebody's humanity. That's just insane.
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I started doing organizing work as a teenager. I was part of an organization called the 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement at 14.
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I've done community organizing my whole life and I think to myself, as an organizer, we don't wait for people to come to us and say, 'Help us organize something.' We go out into the community, and we bring the skills to a group of people to organize themselves.
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We have to come together and speak honestly about what the barriers are within our community - and then tear them down. It's really that simple.
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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.
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I'm all about cultivating joy in your life.
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