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'Me Too' Founder Tarana Burke: ‘This is Our Movement, & I Need All Of You To Help Move It Forward’

4,529 views · Published 10 February 2018 · 8:03 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2018 · News & Politics

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Tarana Burke, founder of the 'Me Too' movement and 2018 North Star Award recipient shared her gratitude for being recognized by the National Cares Mentoring Movement.

During her acceptance speech Burke said, "Nothing means more to me than being recognized by my folks."

"It is wonderful to be celebrated," Burke continued, "but we can’t get caught up in the celebration of me as an individual if we aren’t going to interrogate why I was led to do this work in the first place.

“We have to have an honest conversation Black folks about what is happening in our communities. Sexual violence is rampant and we have to break this culture of silence so that we can do the work of interrupting it wherever it lives.”

As a part of her closing statement, Burke said, “The work of the Me Too movement is not about Hollywood, it’s not about taking down powerful men and it’s not about hating men … it’s about supporting survivors of sexual violence and providing resources to those who have the least access to the tools for healing.”

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