TY - BOOK N2 - 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, this book 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. -- N2 - "Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. Through evocative illustrations and sharp humor, Bell examines how The Talk shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles--and finding a voice through cartooning--Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and police officers and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans and showcasing revealing insights and cartoons along the way, he brings us up to the moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. And now Bell must decide whether he and his own six-year-old son are ready to have The Talk." -- AB - 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, this book 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. -- AB - "Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. Through evocative illustrations and sharp humor, Bell examines how The Talk shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles--and finding a voice through cartooning--Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and police officers and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans and showcasing revealing insights and cartoons along the way, he brings us up to the moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. And now Bell must decide whether he and his own six-year-old son are ready to have The Talk." -- T1 - The talk / AU - Bell, Darrin, ET - First edition. CN - E185.86 CN - PN6727.B455 ID - 1483831 KW - African American boys KW - African American children KW - African American youth KW - Racism KW - Discrimination in law enforcement KW - Police brutality KW - African American boys KW - African American children KW - Racism KW - Discrimination in law enforcement KW - Police brutality KW - Race relations KW - Coming of age KW - Child rearing KW - Parent and child KW - African Americans. KW - Violence. KW - Child rearing. KW - Children. KW - Parent and child. KW - Black or African American KW - Racism KW - Violence KW - Child Rearing KW - Parent-Child Relations KW - Child KW - Adolescent KW - Law Enforcement KW - Police KW - Garçons noirs américains KW - Enfants noirs américains KW - Jeunesse noire américaine KW - Racisme KW - Discrimination dans l'application des lois KW - Brutalités policières KW - Garçons noirs américains KW - Enfants noirs américains KW - Racisme KW - Discrimination dans l'application des lois KW - Brutalités policières KW - Passage à l'âge adulte KW - Éducation des enfants KW - Parents et enfants KW - Noirs américains. KW - Violence. KW - Éducation des enfants. KW - Parents et enfants. KW - Enfants. KW - African American. KW - violence. KW - children (people by age group) KW - COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black. KW - African American boys KW - African American children KW - African American youth KW - Child rearing KW - Coming of age KW - Discrimination in law enforcement KW - Parent and child KW - Police brutality KW - Race relations KW - Racism SN - 9781250805140 SN - 1250805147 TI - The talk / ER -