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Born September 12, 1973 (age 53) • New York City • New York
Founder Me Too movement
Role In Me Too movement

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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.
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Mildred Loving
American civil rights activist
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Barbara Johns
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Pauli Murray
Pauli Murray
American civil rights activist, lawyer, and writer
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Dovey Johnson Roundtree
American lawyer, activist, and military officer
Malcolm X in 1965, wearing glasses and a suit, with his hand raised to his face as he speaks.
Malcolm X
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American writer and activist
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Stacey Abrams
American politician, lawyer, and activist
Michael S. Steele stands at a podium with Republican National Committee logos and American flags, speaking to the press with arms open in front of microphones.
Michael Steele
American politician
Mary Frances Berry
Mary Frances Berry
American professor, writer, lawyer, and activist
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Cornel West
American philosopher and political activist
Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin
American antisegregation protester
Charlotte Forten Grimké
Charlotte Forten Grimké
American abolitionist and educator
Daisy Lampkin
Daisy Lampkin
American activist
Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine
Daisy Bates
American journalist and civil rights activist
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Bernice Johnson Reagon
American musician and historian
Septima Poinsette Clark
Septima Poinsette Clark
American educator and civil rights advocate
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams
American civil rights leader and politician
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Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
American civil rights activist
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Samuel Cotton
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