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Activists Must Remember That Self-Care Isn’t Selfish
By Brittney McNamara — 2020
According to Patrisse Cullors, activist, political strategist, and co-founder and executive director of Black Lives Matter, activism isn’t about running yourself into the ground for a cause.
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