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. 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.
The price of "The Talk Graphic Novel" at Austin Books & Comics is USD $23.99.
The publisher of "The Talk Graphic Novel" is Henry Holt.
The genre of "The Talk Graphic Novel" is Reality Based.
"The Talk Graphic Novel" falls under the category of Graphic Novels.
The artist of "The Talk Graphic Novel" is Darrin Bell. The cover artist is Les McClaine.
The writer of "The Talk Graphic Novel" is Darrin Bell.
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