5/24: Mary-Frances Winters: “Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body and Spirit”
Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc.
DEIJ pioneer Mary-Frances Winters brings a powerful and compassionate conversation that is crucial to deeply understanding the journey of 400 years for most Black people in the United States. What is needed now? Committing to creating a different future, a world in which all can thrive.
“If we want to dismantle racism, we have to know how to have conversations about it. If you want to understand the burden of carrying conversations about race on Black people, read Black Fatigue first. If you are BIPOC, you might want to gift Black Fatigue to your white associates to lessen the emotional labor on you. We Can’t Talk About That at Work is a good starting point for learning to have conversations about “uncomfortable” topics. Inclusive Conversations takes you deeper into strategies for achieving equity, empathy, and belonging in cross-racial discussions. My three books all tie together for a holistic solution to our seeming inability to dismantle racism and all forms of social injustice.”
This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people—and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects.
Black people are quite literally sick and tired of being sick and tired. Winters writes that "my hope for this book is that it will provide a comprehensive summary of the consequences of Black fatigue, and awaken activism in those who care about equity and justice--those who care that intergenerational fatigue is tearing at the very core of a whole race of people who are simply asking for what they deserve."
“I am a passionate advocate for justice and equity; a provocateur not afraid to have the difficult conversations; someone with over three decades of experience working with corporate leaders in support of enhancing their understanding of what it is like to be the “other.” I Live Inclusively® by building relationships across difference— thinking about what I say, do and think and questioning whether it fosters inclusion. I say hello to strangers, assume positive intent and believe my purpose on earth is to break down barriers and build bridges across difference.
-Mary-Frances Winters
https://bkconnection.com/books/title/Black-Fatigue
https://www.wintersgroup.com/team/mary-frances-winters/
5/31: The Hearth: A Community Conversation:
”Learnings from the 5/24 Essential Conversation”
About
Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., a global organization development and diversity and inclusion consulting firm with over 36 years of experience, truly believes that diversity and inclusion work is her “passion and calling.” Dubbed a thought leader in the field, for the past three decades Mary-Frances has impacted hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals with her thought-provoking message, and her approach to diversity and inclusion.
Learn more about Mary-Frances:
https://bkconnection.com/books/title/Black-Fatigue
https://www.wintersgroup.com/team/mary-frances-winters/
INTERVIEW WITH MARY-FRANCES WINTERS, THE WINTERS GROUP
WITH TERRY CHAPMAN
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Berrett-Koehler Publishing: Connecting people and ideas to create a world that works for all is the publisher of choice for Mary-Frances’ books.
(and CPL’s The Art of Convening)
