![]() Even the police treat their father, a white man, differently than their mother, a black woman. This book is unflinchingly honest in how it deals with how others treat Donte differently than his brother Trey, who has lighter skin. Jewell Parker Rhodes shows a range of characters including those who willingly ignore the racism, those who show microaggressions, and finally those who are outright racist like Alan. Through Donte and his family’s eyes, Black Brother, Black Brother tackles systemic racism head-on. ![]() ![]() ![]() With support from his friends, family, and the folks at the youth center, Donte begins to unpack the systemic racism that has sought to hold him down all his life. Jones begins to train Donte to take on his main bully: the Middlefield Prep fencing captain, Alan. Then Donte meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones. When Donte gets bullied and arrested for something he didn’t do, he feels immensely frustrated and helpless. To make matters worse, the administration turns a blind eye when the students harass Donte. They especially won’t let him forget that they like his lighter-skinned brother, Trey, more than Donte. ![]() Donte is black, and the white kids at Middlefield Prep won’t let him forget it. ![]()
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