Me Too movement: Quick Facts

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Sep. 23, 2026

Facts

Also Known As	#MeToo
Date	2017 - present

Photos

Me Too champions

Harvey Weinstein wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blurred crowd at an event.

R. Kelly wearing a suit and sunglasses, walking outside under a black umbrella, with several people around him.

Sean Combs poses on the red carpet in a white suit at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, with event signage in the background.

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Topics

sexual harassment Luddite American civil rights movement Boston Tea Party progressivism Sons of Liberty militia movement Chartism Black Power Movement Noncooperation movement women’s rights movement

Key People

Tarana Burke smiles at The Makers Conference 2019, wearing a green top and multicolored beaded necklace, standing in front of a backdrop with the word Makers.

Tarana Burke

American activist and business executive