News Summary

• Gen Z-led protests are making waves from Africa to Asia.
• The symbol they're using is the same: a grinning skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat.
• The flag comes from a long-running Japanese anime and manga series called One Piece.
• One Piece is about a rag-tag band of pirates dubbed "the straw hats" who are fighting an oppressive world government.
• It's become a global pop culture phenomenon, translated into multiple languages, and is now also a live-action Netflix series.