This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people–and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects. Black people, young and old, are fatigued, says award-winning diversity and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters. It is physically, … Mary-Frances Winters. It is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining to continue to experience inequities and even atrocities, day after day, when justice is a God-given and legislated right. And it is exhausting to have to constantly explain this to white people, even–and especially–well-meaning white people, who fall prey to white fragility and too often are unwittingly complicit in upholding the very systems they say they want dismantled.
This book, designed to illuminate the myriad dire consequences of “living while Black,” came at the urging of Winters’s Black friends and colleagues. Winters describes how in every aspect of life–from economics to education, work, criminal justice, and, very importantly, health outcomes–for the most part, the trajectory for Black people is not improving. It is paradoxical that, with all the attention focused over the last fifty years on social justice and diversity and inclusion, little progress has been made in actualizing the vision of an equitable society.
Black people are quite literally sick and tired of being sick and tired. Winters writes that “my hope for this book is that it will provide a comprehensive summary of the consequences of Black fatigue, and awaken activism in those who care about equity and justice–those who care that intergenerational fatigue is tearing at the very core of a whole race of people who are simply asking for what they deserve.”
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Black people, young and old, are fatigued, says AWARD-WINNING diversity and inclusion leader @maryfranceswinters
This book #justreleased today!
It will provide a great resource to ENHANCE white people’s education, especially.
The bestselling author is well known esp. for her books;
2004- Inclusion started with I
&
2017-We can’t talk about that at work.
She has written total 6 books.
BLACK FATIGUE: How Racism Erodes The Mind, Body, And Spirit.
She talks abt health disparities, racism in the workplace, racial profiling, economic inequalities & environmental racism.
All this & add to it, the effects of Covid-19. The entire thing has taken a toll on the #blackcommunity
esp.
She talks abt the tragic deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony Mc Dade, Nina Pop..among others..
How this hate killings have been happening for years..n yrs.
Unarmed #blackpeople
killed at the hands of law enforcement. The brief description of these killings, made a chill run down my spine.
So much hatred, so much of unfairness, disparity, racism.. ARE WE REALLY worthy TO BE CALLED HUMAN?
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
She explains the #blackfatigue What is it? She addresses issues like “ignorance”. How #racism literally makes one sick..?! The layers of it.. How it is choking the #blackpeople .. & they feel they can’t even breathe..
And finally she asks for a collective action to combat Black Fatique.
READ IT to experience how life is when #livingwhileblack
She wrote this book to;
CHRONICLE the fear, frustration, anguish, rage that is the regular part of many Black People’s daily life
&
how it affects the mind, body, and spirit.
There’s a lot of research that has gone into compiling this book.
Please read it to remove your ignorance!
Just because we don’t know about something, or simply choose to ignore it, does not mean that it does not exist & it won’t be forever that it is going to come after us & affect us too.
We can always do our bit.
Spread awareness..
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#blacklivesmatter
Linda’s Book Obsession Reviews “Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body and Spirit” by Mary-Frances Winters, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, for Suzy Approved Book Tours
Mary- Frances Winters, the author of “Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body and Spirit” has written an informative, intriguing, thought-provoking, and interesting book. The genres for this book are non-fiction, self-help, and stress management. I appreciate that the author has done extensive research and provided studies, and statistics to show important data.
The author also gives personal examples from herself and other sources to support how “Black Fatigue” is the cause of physical and mental health. The author does mention that discrimination against Black people hasn’t improved in many years, and that white people have to listen more to what it is like to be a Black Person. She mentions that schools don’t provide adequate resources. As a white retired teacher with many years of experience, I found myself laying out absurd amounts of money to provide my children (in my class) the materials that would both remediate and enrich each individual student. I applied for grants and entered contests with the children hoping to get the monies to get more supplies.
This also reminds me of a very close Black friend, who went ballistic when her son, now of driving age, had “souped” up his car with loud music and more speed. She kept reminding him of the consequences of attracting law enforcement and took away his keys.
The author also mentions the need for apologizes, reparation, and treating Black People like they matter. I would recommend this enlightening book.