The author revealed images of Blacks depicting a social rejection. In order to help Black children make sense of this cruel racial rejection, parents need to teach their children how to psychologically deal with these situations. Some black children can response to this treatment has defensive. In Lisa Kian research of physiologic responses to racial rejection among young African Americans she discovered the following, “..automatic response is presumed to be evolutionarily adaptive, in that individuals typically shut their eyes quickly and forcefully in order to protect themselves from negative experiences and potential threat” (p.165). This defense mechanism may not work all the time, teaching a child about their identity is vital. Black
