Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in the Wake of DEI Book Launch with Vice Provost Ralina Joseph (UCLA)

Ralina L. Joseph, a university professor, educator, administrator, and advocate whose work focuses on issues of equity, access, and belonging in higher education and beyond, is UCLA’s new vice provost for inclusive excellence. In her new book, Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in the Wake of DEI, Joseph draws on personal narrative, real-world dialogue, and critical race scholarship to explore how radical listening can help us navigate conversations about race. Racial Exhaustion challenges us to recognize and address the fatigue that racial discourse brings while offering strategies to foster more equitable communication and productive change.