Even in a post–Me Too world, survivors of sexual violence know the perils of coming forward. The stigmas endure. And a woman’s word is often not believed. Black women are[...]
Tarana Burke is the founder and executive director of me too. International. The activist launched the movement in 2006 to promote unity among sexual violence survivors. Since then, the hashtag has[...]
With the social unrest that erupted last summer sparked by the death of George Floyd, and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, many individuals and companies united in a collective call[...]
me too. International, the Time’s Up Foundation and the National Women’s Law Center are partnering to launch a new campaign aimed at changing the conversation around sexual violence within the[...]
It’s been more than three years since the #MeToo movement launched a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. But Tarana Burke, the activist who gave the movement its name, says[...]
The statistics surrounding Black women sexual assault survivors are daunting. Six in 10 Black women say they have been coerced into sexual contact by the age of 18. At the same[...]