racial battle fatigue 

Racial battle fatigue is a term coined by professor William A. Smith that refers to the cognitive, emotional and physiological effects of being a person of color in environments that are both implicitly and explicitly racist.

Basically, it is the ways that racism has a negative effect on the psychology and physiology of people of color.

Physiological symptoms of RBF: tension headaches, backaches, elevated heartbeat, rapid breathing in anticipation of conflict, upset stomach, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, ulcers, elevated blood pressure. Psychological symptoms of RBF: constant anxiety and worrying, inability to sleep, sleep broken by haunting, conflict-specific dreams, intrusive thoughts and images, loss of self-confidence.

I can't go to that meeting with them White folks today, I'm struggling with Racial Battle Fatigue

We have to protect our students from Racial Battle Fatigue by connecting them with people who will love and support them

racial battle fatigue by Ariel William Moore February 14, 2021