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Black Fatigue, Second Edition

How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Mary-Frances Winters Mareisha N. Reese

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
28 July 2026
The pioneering book that exposed the intergenerational health impacts of systemic racism is back-with 50 percent new content to meet the demands of our post-2020 reality.

This updated edition delivers urgent tools for survival, including four new chapters, updated research, case studies, and real-world examples.

Black people are exhausted. The toll of living within systems designed to exclude them devastates minds, bodies, and spirits. Award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters-now joined by Mareisha Winters Reese-addresses this ongoing crisis with an urgent update to her bestselling book.

Winters and Reese incorporate new data, fresh case studies, and expanded tools to reflect today's realities. This edition, with 50 percent new content, includes the following-

Four new chapters on current challenges facing Black communities Updated research on racism's health impacts in a post-COVID world New stories and case studies that illuminate lived experience Updated models reflecting today's most relevant findings

With unflinching honesty and a practical lens, Winters and Reese document the enduring toll of ""living while Black"" while also equipping readers with strategies for personal healing and organizational transformation. The research is current, the case studies are real, and the tools are designed to create lasting systemic change.
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Imprint:   Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm, 
Weight:   369g
ISBN:   9798890571885
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Mary-Frances Winters is the founder and CEO of the Winters Group, a pioneering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice consulting firm operating for four decades. She is the author of the bestselling books Black Fatigue, Inclusive Conversations, and We Can't Talk about That at Work! and has received numerous awards, including the ATHENA award and The Winds of Change award. Mareisha N. Winters Reese is the president and chief operating officer of the Winters Group and coauthor of Racial Justice at Work and the second edition of We Can't Talk about That at Work! Together, they bring extensive expertise in organizational change and racial equity to help leaders create more inclusive environments.

Reviews for Black Fatigue, Second Edition: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

“Black Fatigue tells the truth. Mary-Frances Winters brilliantly shows us how Black fatigue animates our way of living and how the racism that causes it shapes social structures and affects the distribution of advantage and disadvantage.” —Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again and Chair, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University “Black Fatigue is unbelievably well-written, unrelentingly honest, and unapologetically focused on the specific experiences of Black people. This book is indispensable for anyone who wants to thoroughly analyze and dismantle racism.” —Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, award-winning author, social justice activist, and Professor of Media Studies and Urban Education, Temple University “An effective defense to use against so-called good white people when they ask a Black person to educate them about racism. Hand them this book and save your energy for Black people and Black communities instead!” —Shannon Sullivan, Chair and Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and author of Revealing Whiteness “Mary-Frances Winters's Black Fatigue is one of 2020's most essential books. Winters's work as a diversity and inclusion leader informs this exploration of the toll that systemic racism takes on Black people every single day, and the need for activism that leads to meaningful, radical change.” —Popsugar “Highlights how every aspect of life Black people navigate has not gotten better. Winters hopes to inspire aspiring allies with better insight into the Black experience.” —Book Riot, “12 Essential Books About Black History and Identity”


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