Conscious, quirky, playful, and inclusive: Jerry Craft’s books about Black students embody just about everything Republicans seems dead set on stripping from the modern-day classroom. (via The ReidOut Blog)
,” literally provide color to common stories of Black youths struggling to fit in. For conservatives who claim there is something nefarious about acknowledging cultural variety, Craft’s books are evidence to the contrary.
— a testament to its value, in my opinion — the companion book Craft released after that, “Class Act,” is just as good and just as worthy of praise.“Class Act” tells the story of a Black middle schooler, Drew, who’s a friend to the protagonist in “New Kid,” a fellow middle schooler named Jordan. Both of them embody the social consciousness Republicans often claim to be a threat to students — in particular, white students.
Jordan shares similar illustrations with us to highlight the disparate ways he and Drew, whose skin is darker and hair is kinkier than his, are treated in public. It’s the kind of touching moment that Craft weaves seamlessly into moments of hilarity. Honestly, there are other parts of the book that had me straight up chuckling, both because the scenes are funnybecause I could easily imagine some cloistered conservative pulling their hair out in response. For example, when a teacher sees Drew and another boy seemingly preparing to fight, he reminds them — somewhat clumsily — of the school’s no-tolerance policy.
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