Tatum states that black children become race-conscious at an early age. As they begin to analyze the risk associated with living in a racial environment, children grasp the negative nuances and stereotypes associated with their race. Tatum states that “The impact of racism starts early. Even in preschool we are exposed to misinformation about people who are different from us." This is very true in the sense that only in our class were we asked about the first time we were aware of race and it was clear that all the black students in the class they had earlier memories than the white students in the class. This begins to change for children once they begin to become adolescence, self-segregation begins during the puberty years where children are forming their own identity explore numerous different types. of people and respond and react in various ways. Tatum talks a lot about the development of positive racial identity in adulthood