Colorblind
A Story Of Racism
Johnathan Harris
Johnathan, a fifteen-year-old African American from Long Beach, California, shares his story of being physically and verbally harassed because of his race, and of overcoming the discrimination to embrace all cultures, and then to be proud of his own.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eColorblind: A Story of Racism u003c/iu003eis the third in a series of graphic novels written b...
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Johnathan, a fifteen-year-old African American from Long Beach, California, shares his story of being physically and verbally harassed because of his race, and of overcoming the discrimination to embrace all cultures, and then to be proud of his own.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eColorblind: A Story of Racism u003c/iu003eis the third in a series of graphic novels written by young adults for their peers.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eJohnathan Harris is fifteen, and lives in Long Beach, California, where he loves playing soccer with his friends, and listening to their favorite rapper, Snoop Dogg, a Long Beach native. His mom, dad, and three brothers are tight, but one of the most influential family members for Johnathan is his Uncle Russell, a convict in prison, serving fifteen years to life . . .u003cbru003e u003cbru003eUncle Russell taught Johnathan from a very young age to see people from the perspective of their cultures, and not just their skin color. He imbued a pride of his ancestry and cautioned against letting hatred into his heart.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eBut when Johnathan was just eight years old, something happened that filled him with fear and the very hatred that Uncle Russell had warned him about. What happened to Johnathan made him see that a dream of a colorless world was just that. A dream.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eThat event shook him to his core. Anger grew inside him like a hot coal. Uncle Russell had told him to "throw it away or you will get burned," but Johnathan was young and frightened. He was having a hard time forgiving, much less forgetting.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003ciu003eColorblindu003c/iu003e is Johnathan's story of confronting his own racism and overcoming it. It is a story of hope and optimism that all, young and old, should heed.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eZuiker Press is proud to publish stories about important current topics for kids and adolescents, written by their peers, that will help them cope with the challenges they face in today's troubled world.
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