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

By Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N. Reese

The pioneering book that exposed the intergenerational health impacts of systemic racism is back--with 50% new content to meet the demands of our post-2020 reality.

This updated edition delivers urgent tools for survival, including two new chapters, a significantly expanded discussion guide, and 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 Mariesha Reese--addresses this ongoing crisis with an urgent update to her bestselling book.

Since the first edition sold over 50,000 copies, the world has shifted dramatically. COVID-19 laid bare devastating health disparities. Corporate DEI commitments proved fragile and temporary. Political shifts continue to threaten hard-won progress. In this second edition, Winters and Reese incorporate new data, fresh case studies, and expanded tools to reflect today's realities.

This edition, with 50% new content, includes:
Two new chapters on current challenges facing Black communitiesUpdated research on racism's health impacts in a post-COVID worldNew stories and case studies that illuminate lived experienceA revised discussion guide for workplaces, classrooms, and communitiesUpdated 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FSC4W1CN
• ISBN13: 9798890571885
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.