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The Quiet Casualties of the Movement for Black Lives
By John Eligon — 2018
There is a quieter reality of activism: the mental and emotional hardship of the work, and the resulting stress and depression that sometimes make it difficult to even get out of bed. Self-care makes a difference.
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