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Absolutely phenomenal book! Love how honest Tarana was! Many memoirs paint the lead as perfect; however Burke showed an openness to realizing her past mistakes, learning from them, and making progress. Her empathy, compassion, and love for others is evident throughout the book. She has made a profound difference for diverse populations around the world, and the book instills further gratitude for her. One of the best memoirs I have ever read!

Belated #SheSaid book: powerful memoir from the woman whose experiences with childhood sexual abuse, sexism, and racism led to her beginning the Me Too movement empowering women and girls to speak up about their experiences and work to end, sexual harassment, and abuse. #MeToo went viral during the Harvey Weinstein case in 2017, prompting vast numbers of women to state that they too had survived abuse.
#Nonfiction2023 #StrangeFruit

Sexual violence doesn‘t discriminate, but the response to it does. In some ways, it is the great equalizer. No demographic or group is exempt, but the reactions to different people telling their stories are far from equal. That is, why my work has always centered black and brown folks, especially women and girls. The response to our trauma and our truths is wildly different from the response to white women‘s.

It's been a rough few weeks, and I fell behind on my reading challenges and reading overall, but I finally finished up this month's #SheSaid selection. It was a fantastic memoir of strength and recovery, and Tarana' story is one worth knowing. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

#SummerEndReadathon #RushAThon

Read with #SheSaid Unbound is a powerful & inspiring book from activist Tarana Burke. Burke coined the phrase #MeToo as a way to help young black women share their stories of sexual assault & find their voices. A decade later, it became a viral hashtag when actress Alyssa Milano & others began using it in regards to Harvey Weinstein & other sexual abuse cases & the #MeToo movement was launched. This is Burke‘s ⬇️

Hello #SheSaid!

See you all in the comments ⤵️

This is a great memoir by the woman who started the Me Too movement before it was a Hollywood hashtag. She tells her story in an engaging way, and I particularly liked how she told how failing (in her description) to help one young woman led to a transformation of her own life. She dealt with many challenges and came out stronger. I‘m glad to have read this one with our #SheSaid group.

This passage shook me.
#quotes #memoir #iykyk

Hello #SheSaid!

How‘s the weekend going for everyone!

This book is going to fast for me, I hope it is treating you all well too.

Hello #SheSaid! How is your weekend going?

I‘m enjoying this read, the chapters are short but she has a way of writing about her childhood that just draws me in, and she does such a great job showing how little things said and done OR not said when they should have been…can effect children and their sense of self so much. It‘s very powerful.

Hello #SheSaid!

How is everyone this weekend?

I‘m all caught up this week, and finished my last SheSaid book too. 😂

See you in the comments! ⤵️

Today‘s read. I‘m determined to keep up with our #SheSaid schedule this month.

Next up for #SheSaid in September

Put in those library holds & interlibrary loans!

If you are planning ahead, our next book for September will be Unbound by Tarana Burke!

Put in your library holds and interlibrary loans.

#SheSaid

Inspiring

#AuldLangSpine
Very excited to decide how to start off my 2023 reading year based on this excellent list courtesy of @ncsufoxes I might start with the ones pictured, though there are several fiction and nonfiction choices that appeal to me, so this could change. I didn't have the best reading luck in 2022 so I'm hoping these recommendations will get 2023 started off right.
Thanks @monalyisha for arranging this event once again!

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Not an easy listen, but a really good/important book.

Tarana Burke was the original founder of the #metoo movement. She has worked tirelessly with young black and brown girls that have been victims of sexual assault. Burke is a survivor of sexual assault herself & she has worked to help others through their experiences as she worked through her own trauma. I enjoyed learning about her work in social justice & community activism. #bookspin book #nonfictionbingo: I‘m a Survivor

Even though this book is on a heavy subject matter I am enjoying it!

A very challenging read. The book opens when a nervous Tarana Burke does not want #metoo to go viral. She had worked so incredibly hard to incorporate it into the Black community where women are statistically abused. She realizes that it is time to increase the range of her community. It covers her abuse and her humility when she fails a young girl's need to share. Every one should read this. Burke even makes a powerful plea for men to stand up.

Unkindness is a serial killer.

—Tarana Burke

First, I want to say how stunning the book cover is. It shows Tarana as what she really is: a queen! Her story is powerful, uplifting, and it made me emotional. I too, am a survivor of sexual assault. I stand in solidarity with every survivor and I can‘t imagine the pain Tarana suffered—especially when white feminism hijacked her work. ‘#metoo‘ did not begin when Hollywood actresses came out against Harvey Weinstein. It began with one Black

So good. I definitely recommend the #audiobook. I love this cover. And what an amazing lady.

#DoubleSpin done! @TheAromaofBooks

Such an interesting read in light of all the current rumbles of book banning in our schools. This is such an important read for so many who need to know their experience is not unique. Well written with vulnerability, the author narrates her personal journey behind the #MeToo movement.

So glad I went with audio for this one (thanks for recommending @Megabooks ) Tarana tells her story powerfully and beautifully. I love that she shows her vulnerable moments and through trauma found a way to help others. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #nonfiction2022 - survivor

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This is an important memoir and I‘m glad I listened to the audiobook. It‘s moving and brought me to tears a few times. Also a gorgeous cover. Highly recommend!

This was a great memoir. Whether you‘re familiar with her and her work or not, it‘s a raw, powerful, amazing and heartfelt book. Definitely recommend.

#12booksof2021 #9 #September

Raw,honest, emotional memoir of a black woman, the trauma she experienced from sexual abuse as a child & throughout her life, her healing process & redemption. Her life work is helping young black women like she once was, learn to love themselves, scars & all.

Catching up on my last few reviews from 2021.

This memoir is by far my favorite of the year. 💚 Tarana Burke has a powerful voice. She writes with so much emotion that this book left me raw once I finished. She puts her story out there for everyone to read and tells of how her own trauma pushed her towards activism. She is the true hero of the #metoo movement and she empowered so many women to have the confidence to share their truth.

True story: I was leaving my apartment building to go for a walk and said hello to a neighbor who was sitting in the lobby opening mail and deliveries. She asked “Do you read?”
“Oh, yes!” I replied.
“Well, here- I want to give this book to you. I just got it from Amazon.”
“That‘s so kind, but….”
“ I can‘t read it.” She said, and pointed to her eyes. “I‘m going to listen to the audiobook.”
She bought it to give away; refused my money.

Another great memoir! Glimpses of Tarana‘s childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood that led to the work and creation of the #metoo movement. Definitely felt her disappointment with the fact that white women using the hashtag created the global movement as we know it today.

I‘m so glad she chose to write her memoir. What a role model.

It was more of a personal memoir than what I was expecting, but the stories and experiences she wrote about will definitely stick with me.

Not an easy read, but I ended up finishing this in just about a day. The audio is read by the author and her story of her experiences growing up, and the non-profit work she did leading her to build a program when she saw how the work of empowering victims of sexual assault was itself movement work was compelling.

Burke shares her story as the creator of the "me too" movement and her growth as an activist working to make a difference in the lives of brown and black girls who have survived sexual abuse. A survivor herself, Burke opens up about her own struggle to share the painful experiences that are at the core of her work. It is an excellent memoir, shedding light on the need for healing and empathy within the community of survivors.

A very inspiring story of a life dedicated to activism from a woman who made herself vulnerable in order to help other girls of color who were sexually abused. This book is powerful and hopeful. I didn't understand the religious aspect of Tarana Burke's journey, but she was stating her truth and telling her her personal story. I am in awe of her.

Powerful and moving. Tarana Burke eloquently narrates her memoir with strength, grace, humor and heart. Here on these pages she shares her childhood traumas that compelled her to be a guiding force for other young brown and black girls who couldn‘t find their voice but held a pen to write #MeToo 💔

Up next! This cover art is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Beautifully written and narrated memoir. Burke is remarkable. In telling her uniquely compelling story of how she became an activist, she also lays out truths that could apply to anyone hoping to fight for social justice and change (listen to your inner voice, draw upon your own lived experience, be vulnerable). And I love the cover so much! Can't stop looking at it. Planning to pick up her book with Brené Brown soon.

Wow. Her story, her voice, her movement is so compelling.

My October #BookspinBingo list. #1-13 is left to right on my cart. The #audio and ebooks are on the post its. @TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville #authoramonth

#metoo #literati #meganrapinoe
Tarana Burke birthed the #metoo movement giving voice to the black girls that she made her life‘s mission to help heal.She heard & validated their truth & in doing so, effected their liberation.Her own story of sexual abuse & betrayal is honest,raw,tender,beautiful &fearless.She faces her demons with resolve,grit,& determination,& confronts the excruciatingly painful,visceral quagmire of her own brutal story.

This terrific memoir is not the story of the Me Too Movement itself, but the life experiences of founder Tarana Burke that led her to create it. There‘s some really tough stuff here, but Burke understands balance and this just reads beautifully. I‘m so glad she‘s willing to tell her story. It‘s so important that more voices are heard so that we can change our society‘s approach to and understanding of sexual abuse and assault.

I have a #MemoirHangover from this beautiful #audiobook. 5⭐️ and one of the best during this #YearOfMemoirs!

Tarana shares her journey from victim to advocate and why she started #MeToo. She has amazing courage. She gave Black girls a way to share their pain long before Alyssa Milano posted to Twitter. I‘m glad so many people have benefited from her work, and I feel privileged to be able to read her story. Thank you, Tarana!

#secrets

“Unkindness is a serial killer.”

#literati

#faceoncover #falltreasures @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#literati #meganrapinoebookclub #bookmail
Megan Rapinoe is hosting a literati bookclub.Love her choices. Excited to start reading this book tomorrow.

#womensfootball #soccer #USA #equalpay (had to put in a plug for that) Saw them defeat Mexico in July- packed stadium & constant chanting of “Equal Pay!” Game this Thursday, US vs Paraguay.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/sports/soccer/us-soccer-equal-pay.html