Black Activist Burnout: 'You Can't Do This Work If You're Running On Empty'
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When Imani Brown, a 38-year-old from San Francisco, hit the streets to protest the recent police violence against Black Americans, she felt inspired and energized. Her parents fought for racial justice before her, so her participation felt like a part of her inheritance.
"It is energizing for me to be carrying on the work that my parents were involved in. I'm sad that we haven't come farther in the years since my mother marching with Dr. King to now," she told NPR.
Brown is one of millions of people who showed up to protest police violence against Black people in the United States following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and more.
Protesters marched through U.S. cities and across the world.. And many people — including some credentialed journalists — were arrested.
