Tarana Burke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tarana Burke
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Sep 12, 1973(1973-09-12)
Age	51
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Virgo

Tarana Burke Biography

Tarana Burke is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on September 12, 1973 in Bronx, New York, United States. Social activist who developed Me Too, a campaign by Me Too for her nonprofit organization Just Be Inc. in 2007 the phrase was a wildly popular hashtag on social media platforms to show for the rights of sexual assault victims. She was also the Senior Director of Girls for Gender Equity.

She was given credit for the Me Too campaign by She has been credited for Me Too campaign by Alyssa Milano on Good Morning America in October 2017. on Good Morning America in October 2017.

An activist since 1989, Burke moved to Selma, Alabama in the late 1990s after graduating college.

In 1997, Burke met a young girl named Heaven in Alabama who told her about being sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend. She says she didn’t know what to say, and never saw the girl again. She says she wished she had said “me too.” Burke has said she came to believe young girls needed “different attention” than their male peers. This and other incidents led Burke to found Just Be Inc., an organization that promotes the wellness of young female minorities aged 12–18. In 2006, she made a Myspace page. Just Be Inc. received its first grant in 2007.

She shared a picture on Twitter with her mom in September of 2016.

Tarana Burke Net Worth

Tarana Burke is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tarana Burke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a youth camp director in the year 1996, she was in a private meeting with a woman who had been the victim of sexual assault, which led her to coin the phrase “Me Too.”

The woman was chosen to press button Waterford crystal button that lets the ball from Times Square on New Years Eve 2018.

Tarana Burke (born September 12, 1973) is an American activist from The Bronx, New York who started the Me Too movement. In 2006, Burke began using metoo to help other women with a similar experience to stand up for themselves. Over a decade later, in 2017 #MeToo became a viral hashtag popularized by Alyssa Milano when women began using it to tweet about the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. The phrase and hashtag quickly developed into a broad- based, and eventually international movement.

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Who is Tarana Burke Dating?

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The phrase “Me Too” developed into a broader movement following the 2017 use of #MeToo as a hashtag following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. In October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged women to say “Me Too” if they’ve experienced sexual harassment or assault, and the hashtag became popular. Milano quickly acknowledged Burke’s earlier use of the phrase on Twitter, writing “I was just made aware of an earlier #MeToo movement, and the origin story is equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring”. Burke has been supportive of the #MeToo hashtag.

Facts & Trivia

Tarana Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tarana Burke celebrates birthday on September 12 of every year.

Time named Burke, among a group of other prominent activists dubbed “the silence breakers”, as the Time Person of the Year for 2017. Burke presents at public speaking events across the country and is currently Senior Director at Girls for Gender Equity in Brooklyn.

What is Tarana Burke's story?

In her 2021 memoir, “ Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement ” Burke reveals her own rape. In an interview with PEOPLE, Burke shares that she saw the man who raped her when she was just 7-years-old.

Why did Tarana Burke started the Me Too movement?

She originated the phrase and concept of “Me Too” in 2006 as a way for victims of sexual violence to share their stories and connect with others.

What is Tarana Burke known for?

As an activist, community organizer, and executive, Tarana Burke has made quite an impact. Known as the founder of the ‘me too’ Movement , Burke’s hashtag has been used more than 19 million times on Twitter alone.

Who founded me too movement?

In 2006, the “me too.” Movement was founded by survivor and activist Tarana Burke.