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From Healing to Weapon: How the MeToo Movement Was Hijacked and Turned Against Black Men
In 2006, long before hashtags and Hollywood headlines, activist Tarana Burke coined the phrase “Me Too.” It was a movement rooted in healing, designed to support Black and brown girls and women who survived sexual violence—especially those in poor and marginalized communities where justice was rare and empathy rarer. Burke’s MeToo wasn’t about punishment. It […]
This post From Healing to Weapon: How the MeToo Movement Was Hijacked and Turned Against Black Men first appears on Black Westchester and is written by DAMON K JONES