Borrowed on a whim from the library since it seemed like an interesting concept. I've watched some discussions about recommendations or whatever the opposition of recommendations are regarding certain book that discuss race, racism, white supremacy, etc. and I was wondering how this book might fit and what the author means by "Black Fatigue."

If you've been thinking about of the above topics lately then a lot of the information within this book is not new. The author lays out the many issues that Black People face and how racism affects them and how it can manifest itself in many ways: socially, at work, in personal relationships, and more. And lays out how and why Black People are, well, tired. Tired of explaining, tired of defending themselves, tired of dealing with these issues over and over and over again.

For me, personally, I thought the information itself wasn't new to me since I've been trying to educate myself and learn more. I would say, though, that the framing of the book is really useful. Instead of ONLY saying racism is wrong, or focusing only on what others should do (the author does offer some points, though), I thought it was beneficial to outline how and why it is now a a matter of "fatigue."

Overall, I thought this was a good read, but am not sure if people would find anything necessarily "new" in here that hasn't been in discussion in the past several months. I would recommend this to be read in light of other anti-racist reading as a companion book (ie, don't stop at 'White Fragility'). This might also be really useful for leaders in the workplace--be careful when you ask Black People (and other marginalized people but this book is about Black Fatigue) to do work around diversity, equity, inclusion and justice and be aware of the burden that is being placed upon them.

Library borrow for me and that was best. ( )