The talk
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Published
New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, ©2023.
ISBN
9781250805140
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Converse Free Library - New Adult/Display Areas
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LC Subjects
African American boys -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American boys -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
African American youth -- Conduct of life -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Child rearing -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Comics (Graphic works)
Coming of age -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- Juvenile literature.
Graphic novels.
Parent and child -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Police brutality -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Police brutality -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
African American boys -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
African American youth -- Conduct of life -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Child rearing -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Comics (Graphic works)
Coming of age -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- Juvenile literature.
Graphic novels.
Parent and child -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Police brutality -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Police brutality -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, ©2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250805140
Notes
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"This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world that-to paraphrase Toni Morrison-does not love them. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't play with a white friend's realistic water gun. "She told me I'm a lot more likely to be shot by police than my friend was if they saw me with it, because police tend to think little Black boys--even light-skinned ones--are older than they really are, and less innocent than they really are." Bell examines how "the talk" has shaped nearly every moment of his life into adulthood and fatherhood. Through evocative original illustrations, The Talk is a meditation on this coming-of-age-as Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and strangers, and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans like Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, and showcasing his award-winning cartoons along the way, Bell takes us up to the very moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and when he must have "the talk" with a six-year-old son of his own"--
Awards
Alex Award, 2024 (adult books with young-adult appeal)
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bell, D. (2023). The talk (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bell, Darrin. 2023. The Talk. Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bell, Darrin. The Talk Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bell, Darrin. The Talk First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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