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Tarana Burke
Tarana Burke is an American activist from the Bronx, New York, who initiated the Me Too movement. In 2006, Burke began using metoo to help other women with similar experiences defend themselves. More than a decade later, in 2017, #MeToo became a viral hashtag taken up by Alyssa Milano when women started using it to tweet about Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse allegations. Phrases and hashtags quickly developed into a large-scale and ultimately international movement. Time named Burke, among a group of other prominent activists known as the “silence breakers,” as the Time Person of the Year 2017. Burke was present at these events. Public across the country and is currently Senior Director of Girls for Gender Equity in Brooklyn.
BornSeptember 12, 1973, New York City, U.S.
Alma materAuburn University Montgomery
OccupationActivist
Years active2003–present
OrganizationJust Be Inc, Girls for Gender Equity
Known forFounder, Me Too movement
MovementMe Too

About Tarana Burke

Activist Tarana Burke was born on September 12, 1973 in Harlem, New York, United States (She's 51 years old now).

In 2007, Me Too, a social activist's campaign for her nonprofit organization Just Be Inc., became a popular hashtag used on social media to express solidarity with sexual abuse victims. She was also a Senior Director for Girls for Gender Equity.

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Tarana Burke before becoming famous

Tarana Burke was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1973 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

In 1996, while working as a youth camp director, she had a private conversation with a survivor of sexual abuse, which led her to invent the phrase"Me Too".

Achievement of Tarana Burke

On New Year's Eve 2018, she was chosen to press the Waterford crystal button that will set off the Times Square ball drop.

Tarana Burke's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She posted a selfie of herself and her mother on Twitter in September 2016.

Tarana Burke on Social Media

Tarana Burke's news on her Twitter: @TaranaBurke.

Tarana Burke Collabed with

In October 2017, TV Actress Alyssa Milano commended her for the Me Too campaign on TV-Show Good Morning America.

Tarana Burke Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Tarana Burke updated on March 22 2023.