Black fatigue

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Noun

Black fatigue (uncountable) (neologism)

  1. Fatigue experienced by Black people as a consequence of experiencing racism.
    • 2020 September 15, Mary-Frances Winters, Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, →ISBN:
    • 2021 May 19, Donna M. Owens, “Microaggressions and straight-up racism are exhausting Black people”, in Racial Reckoning‎[1], NBC News, retrieved 5 May 2025:
      In nearly 300 pages, the book delves into the history of white supremacy and racist systems that have led to intergenerational Black fatigue.
    • 2022 February 24, Michael Merschel, “Understanding ‘Black fatigue’ – and how to overcome it”, in American Heart Association‎[2]:
      Winters said solutions to Black fatigue are broader than any individual. “We need to change the system so that people don't have to protect themselves.”
    • 2024 June 21, Jennie Briese, Lana Elliott, Deb Duthie, “Resistance, White Fragility, and Fear of the Unknown in Tertiary Settings: A Recipe for Blak [sic] Fatigue”, in Handbook of Critical Whiteness, Springer Publishing, →DOI:

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