Experience Colorblind: A Story Of Racism Engineered By Johnathan Harris File PDF

was just okay. I love the concept graphic novels by young people telling their own story, I thought the title and some of the accompanying content could have been better, This is an autobiographical graphic novel written by teen for teens, As an adult, I found the story to be a bit underdeveloped, but I realize I am not the intended audience, Im especially intrigued by the publishers, Zuiker Press, who pair teens who want to voice their own stories with artists who help represent them via graphic novel.
Im curious to check out others in this series, I hope their hand at editing isnt too heavy, This whole series is a great Hi/Lo read for students in high school or just for younger readers who are interested in social issues, This particular book addresses police brutality, incarceration, race, culture, and overcoming obstacles with the help of family, I am giving this three because I appreciate that this is the author's story and his perspective as ayear old, I do wonder how he will view this text as he grows, I

very much dislike the title and think the message is maybe oversimplified and puts too much pressure on the person experiencing racism without helping those who are perpetuating racism to make changes.
I understand that this is autobiographical and a young person's story and that is really nice to see, However, I do find it a little problematic as it barely scratches the surface of racism and is mostly mislabeled, It is more about how to deal with your own anger and bitterness towards a society that can often seem to be against you, your own anger and bitterness of systematic oppression as well as the individual racism of others.
But even that story is just so light and nice it almost gives the impression that "It isn't that bad", It is not the best message to send if the world is trying to fight against the systemic oppression of POC,

I also found it to be a little preachy, which took me by surprise as it was completely unexpected,

This book should only ever be used as a launchpad for a deeper discussion, It can open the doorway to talking about big issues, but don't let this be the only book you read about the subject of racism, Cheesy and feel good. I don't vibe with the notion of being colorblind, This book offers mixed messages: don't see color while also appreciating the culture of others They're part of the same parcel, No one is truly colorblind no matter how much they may say so,

I was expecting something different, As with other reviews, no discussion of systemic racism, Art was good.



Another title from the Zuiker Teen Topics series, Though wellintended, this one misses the mark due to its simplicity of resolution, It puts the onus for a solution on the victim turning around the bully by using reason,

Harris talks about his family's experience with racism and how they have dealt with it, He is from a core AfricanAmerican family his father is a parole officer, with his uncle incarcerated in prison at the time, He describes a raciallyinfluenced SWAT raid that included excessive force of his parent's home when he was a child, He also details abuse received from students at his school and opponents during soccer games, with a breakthrough moment with a boy on the opposite team,

Now inth grade, Harris' voice is that of a young man in high school giving a speech, It is still idealistic and hopeful, but one wonders how this process will work for others in more repressive regions of the U, S. He lives in California. Like others in the series, this is told in graphic novel format, with full color artwork that looks like the author, Backmatter includes a photo and brief bio of Harris, photos of his family, and five "Take Aways" written by a retired Black FBI officer,

This could be a useful title for counselors and therapists to start a conversation, The graphic nature makes it a quick read to discuss,

Optional for gradesup, I hate the word colorblind, To me, it implies that you truly arent seeing a person, Youre seeing past them. Theyre invisible. Youre silencing them. People need to be seen, And they definitely need to be heard, The color of someones skin is a part of them just as their life experiences, culture, language, perspectives, and much more are, We need to see and accept people for who they are as a whole, and not just parts of them, Colorblind is Jonathans story and how he dealt with racism growing up from his family being wrongfully cuffed to bullying on the soccer field, This book opens up conversation about racism and what we can do to combat it, Tricky. I like publishing short mini memoirs by young adults, in graphic novel format, I like hearing one person's perspective on his family, growing up with a tight bond with his incarcerated uncle, and encountering casual racism, However, the ultimate message here is that he tries to be colorblind and just not get mad each time that people treat him unfairly rudely, abusively because of his race.
It's also a little weird that the opening and closing pages of the book highlight white educators and publishers who made it all happen, If it were the author's teacher, I would understand, But it wasn't. And the publishers are the creator of a major TV franchise and his wife, so their full page bios also seemed gratuitous, This provides a perspective from a modern teen that is different from many of the books about black teens being published today, but I don't know that I would ever recommend this over those other books, as it minimizes racist actions and ignores systemic racism entirely.
Although the notion of being colorblind when it comes to someone's race might seem like a good thing, it isn't necessarily so when it means that you are unaware of what makes that person unique.
In this graphic novel a teen boy shares his experiences with racism, even having been manhandled by the police and watching his older brothers be handcuffed by mistake.
Johnathan Harris was eight years old at the time, and it is his uncle, who is incarcerated, and his parents who help keep him on the straight and narrow path.
He learns about the great civil rights leaders, including baseball great Jackie Robinson who chose to avoid violence or retaliation against those who wronged them, Readers would do well to follow his example and play hard on the soccer field just as he does, but learn to forgive others and work on themselves.
As with the other title in this new series, this one will have great appeal for middle graders who are struggling with the same issues the author/narrator is.
I'm eager to see what will come next for this young man and this publishing house, I am not sure how this sits with everyone, This author does not take offense to the word colorblind, Instead he emphasizes the cultural necessity behind seeing people for who they are, .