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Racism is killing Black people. But it’s not just the atrocities that break into the mainstream news cycle. It’s also what award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion expert Mary-Frances Winters calls Black fatigue: the crushing physical and emotional toll of dealing with a constant stream of racist acts and attitudes, from the clueless to the cruel to the criminal.
This is the first book to name a phenomena Black people know very well. Winters goes deeply into the root of Black fatigue, describing the enduring negative impact of systemic racism on health, economic, workplace, educational, and other social outcomes for Black people. And she offers strategies Black people can use to protect themselves against Black fatigue, and how non-Black people can begin to actively dismantle the racist systems that cause it.
Politics, religion, race - we can't talk about topics like these at work, right? But in fact, these conversations are happening all the time, either in real life or virtually via social media. And if they aren't handled effectively, they can become more polarizing and divisive, impacting productivity, engagement, retention, teamwork, and even employees' sense of safety in the workplace. But you can turn that around and address difficult topics in a way that brings people together instead of driving them apart.
Instead of shutting down any mention of taboo topics, Mary-Francis Winters shows how to structure intentional conversations about them, so people can safely confront biases and stereotypes and create stronger, more inclusive organizations.
Mary-Frances Winters is founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., a global organizational development and diversity and inclusion consulting firm with over 36 years of experience. Among her many awards and distinctions, she was named a diversity pioneer by Profiles in Diversity Journal in August 2007 and received the Winds of Change award from the Forum on Workplace Inclusion in 2016. She was also featured in Forbes’ June 2016 publication, which honored some of the DC Metro area’s most powerful women. In November 2019, she was named by Forbes as one of 10 trailblazers in diversity and inclusion. She has served as a torch bearer for the Olympics and has previously been recognized as an Athena Award winner from the Chamber of Commerce for her contributions to women and the community.
Ms. Winters is the bestselling author of several books, including Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging across Differences; We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics; and Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit.
