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What is racial battle fatigue? A school psychologist explains

  • Written by Geremy Grant, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, Alfred University
imageRacial stress can seriously threaten a person's well-being.John M Lund Photography Inc via Getty Images

When William A. Smith, a scholar of education and culture, introduced the term “racial battle fatigue” in 2003, he used it to describe the cumulative effects of racial hostility that Black people – specifically faculty and...

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