The March Toward Justice Requires Rest

Relentless grinding will eventually wear you out. Be strategic, but take a nap.

Danielle Moodie
ZORA
Published in
5 min readJul 22, 2020

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Close-up shot of healthy young woman meditating outdoors with her eyes closed.
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I’ve come to realize over the past few years that being “woke” is utterly exhausting. My aspiration to be “woke” began as a strong desire to be aware, conscious, and plugged into the exploitation and oppression of marginalized peoples so that I could be of service…

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Danielle Moodie
ZORA
Writer for

is the host of #WokeAF Daily & co-host of the podcast #democracyish. She covers all the news and happenings at the intersection of politics and pop culture.