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people & arts Saturday 3 February 2018
Rihanna, Macron champion millions for global education

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — He promised 200 million
Singer Rihanna and French euros ($248 million) for
President Emmanuel Ma- the fund, sharply upping
cron headlined a confer- France’s earlier offer, and
ence in Senegal on Friday urged others to pitch in
raising hundreds of millions toward the 3.1 billion euro
of dollars for education in overall goal.
developing countries. Macron hosted Rihanna at
Cheers and whistles rang his presidential palace last
out as Rihanna was an- year after she challenged
nounced in the audience him on Twitter to contribute
that included several Afri- to her efforts to fund edu-
can heads of state and the cation in developing coun-
World Bank president. tries, notably in conflict and
“This is a fight we’re never crisis areas.
gonna stop fighting until ev- The singer also urged other
ery boy and every girl has Western leaders, including
access to education,” said British Prime Minister The-
the singer, an ambassador resa May, to contribute at
for the Global Partnership Friday’s conference.
for Education, which sup- The Barbados-born Rihan-
ports work in 65 countries. na’s The Clara Lionel Foun-
Rihanna tweeted “merci” dation promotes educa-
to thank Macron for co- tion and arts globally.
hosting the organization’s Macron, traveling with In this July 26, 2017 file photo, Brigitte Macron, left, the wife of French President Emmanuel
conference as part of his his wife, Brigitte, also met Macron,riha welcomes singer Rihanna at the Elysee Palace to meet French President Emmanuel
two-day trip to Senegal. Friday with Senegalese Macron in Paris. Associated Press
The host nation was praised President Macky Sall and
for spending 7 percent of later was expected to visit
its GDP on education. French forces serving with
Macron called education the G5 Sahel, a five-nation
“the only single response” regional force launched
to the extremism and fun- last year to counter grow-
damentalism threatening ing extremism in West
West Africa. Africa.q
Tarana Burke, #MeToo

founder, working on a book

By HILLEL ITALIE vors across the spectrum of
AP National Writer sexual abuse a road map
NEW YORK (AP) — Tara- for healing that helps them
na Burke, founder of the understand that the ‘me
#MeToo movement, is too’ movement is more
working on a book. about triumph than trau-
The Simon & Schuster im- ma and that our wounds,
print 37 Ink told The Asso- though they may never
ciated Press on Friday that fully heal, can also be the
Burke’s “Where the Light key to our survival.”
Enters” is scheduled to Burke started #MeToo
come out early next year. a decade ago to raise
Burke, who will co-write the awareness about sexual
book with asha bandele, violence. After women last
will tell her own “ordinary, fall began speaking out
extraordinary journey from against Hollywood pro-
victim to survivor to thriver” ducer Harvey Weinstein
and explain why #MeToo and others, actress-activist
was so necessary. Alyssa Milano followed on
“The book will also help a suggestion from a friend
readers understand the of a friend on Facebook
often overlooked historical and tweeted: “If you’ve
connections of the role sex- been sexually harassed or
ual violence plays in com- assaulted write ‘me too’
munities of color, specifi- as a reply to this tweet.”
cally black communities, The hashtag was tweeted
even today, while explor- nearly a million times in 48
ing ways the same com- hours. Milano has said she
munities have been both wasn’t aware of Burke’s
complicit and resilient,” contributions when she
Burke said in a statement. made her initial tweet and
“More than anything, this has since publicly credited
memoir will provide survi- her.q