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'Silence breakers' named Time Person of the Year 2017

Participants march against sexual assault and harassment at the #MeToo March in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Dec 6, 2017

“The silence breakers” have been named Time magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year.

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