This time last year, activist and author Tarana Burke said she was finally feeling liberated. Then last Thanksgiving, her 92-year-old grandmother got COVID-19 and died two weeks later.

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke on grief

Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, stands in her home in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/AP)

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