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Black Activist Burnout: 'You Can't Do This Work If You're Running On Empty'

A makeshift memorial at the All Black Lives Matter Solidarity March on June 14, in Los Angeles. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images hide caption

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Black Activist Burnout: 'You Can't Do This Work If You're Running On Empty'

August 10, 2020 • National attention on the fight for racial justice may wane, but many protesters are still staging rallies and marches. How do they fight the system while combating their own burnout?

8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life

Teenage leaders in the global group Girl Up met for their annual conference via Zoom. NPR interviewed 11 of the attendees. Top row, from left: Salomé Beyer, Rebecca Fairweather, Alliyah Logan and Bethel Kyeza. Middle row, from left: Riya Goel, Nora DiMartino, Aya Alagha and Mofi Onanuga. Bottom row, from left: Vanessa Louis-Jean, Hayat Muse and Rym Badran. Zoom screen grab by NPR hide caption

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8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life

July 20, 2020 • Leaders in the global group Girl Up went to their annual conference — virtually — last week. We interviewed some of the attendees to see what's changed during the coronavirus crisis.

Saudi Women's Rights Activists Appear In Riyadh Court

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Loujain Alhathloul appeared in court with several other women for the first time since her arrest and detention in May 2018. Marieke Wijntjes via Reuters hide caption

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Saudi Women's Rights Activists Appear In Riyadh Court

March 13, 2019 • Defying international calls for the activists' release, a Saudi Arabian court began legal proceedings on Wednesday for Loujain Alhathloul and several other women.

Saudi Women's Rights Activists Appear In Riyadh Court

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Bangladeshi Photojournalist And Activist Freed After 107 Days In Prison

Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, center, reacts as he is released from Dhaka Central Jail, Keraniganj, near Dhaka on Tuesday. Suman Paul/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Bangladeshi Photojournalist And Activist Freed After 107 Days In Prison

November 21, 2018 • Shahidul Alam was imprisoned on charges of "spreading propaganda" for publicly criticizing the government's violent response to street protests.

Don't Call This Rebel On Wheels An 'Angel From Above'

Maryangel Garcia Ramos, 32, is a disability activist from Mexico. Antonio Escobar hide caption

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Don't Call This Rebel On Wheels An 'Angel From Above'

March 18, 2018 • Maryangel Garcia Ramos, a Mexican disability activist, isn't afraid to call out TV execs, rock out in front of the stage at a Killers concert and stand up to her country's machismo culture.

'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

"Keep it in the ground" activists protesting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline on February 17, 2018 near Belle Rose, Louisiana. Travis Lux/WWNO hide caption

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'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

March 16, 2018 • The U.S. is producing more oil than ever, even as calls to leave all fossil fuels in the ground grow louder. Now the "keep it in the ground" movement is taking its fight to the heart of oil country.

'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

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'Resist': Activists Unfurl Massive Banner On Crane Behind White House

Greenpeace protesters unfold a banner reading "Resist" from atop a construction crane on Wednesday behind the White House. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Resist': Activists Unfurl Massive Banner On Crane Behind White House

January 25, 2017 • "As much as I have a fear of heights, I decided that I would do this because the risks are so great and so tremendous at this point with this administration," said Greenpeace's Karen Topakian.

Brother Of Omran Daqneesh, Bloodied Syrian Boy In Viral Image, Has Died

Wounded 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh sits alone in the back of the ambulance after he was injured during airstrikes targeting Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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Brother Of Omran Daqneesh, Bloodied Syrian Boy In Viral Image, Has Died

August 21, 2016 • Images of 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh, stunned after he was pulled from the rubble in Aleppo, have resonated worldwide. Activists say his brother was injured in the same airstrike and later died.

Just Your Typical Teenagers Helping To Fight World Poverty

They're members of the global-minded teens club: (left to right) Toluwanimi Sola-Adeyemi of Lagos, Chloe McGill of Seattle and Emine Arcasoy of Chapel Hill. Courtesy of Tolu Sola-Adeyemi, Chloe McGill and Emine Arcasoy. hide caption

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Just Your Typical Teenagers Helping To Fight World Poverty

January 31, 2015 • Their goal is to make the world a better place 15 years from now. And the U.S. State Department listened to their ideas. But that doesn't mean they are oblivious to Justin Bieber and Gossip Girl.