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Black Activist Burnout: ‘You Can’t Do this Work If You’re Running on Empty’
By Christianna Silva — 2020
Activism burnout is particularly rife among Black racial justice activists, not only because they are fighting a centuries-old fight, but they’re also experiencing something called racial battle fatigue.
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