VOX ATL reporters Lyric, Erin and Rachel talked with "The Hate U Give" creators Angie Thomas and George Tillman Jr. about the importance and necessity of films for young black girls. Read on
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"It is crazy that we need a movie that depicts what happens out here in the real world for it to get peoples' attention. Police brutality is very much a real thing, so why do we need a fictional representation of it for people to sit up and realize?" Read on
Walking into the press screening, I was praying that I wasn’t going to watch another subpar movie about progressing the black movement that failed to break any new ground. I am ecstatic to announce that my prayers were answered. Read on
Black women are stereotyped to the point where it makes me want to roll my eyes into another dimension. They are shown to be ditzy, annoying, loud, disrespectful, and attention seeking. Read on
Could you ever imagine someone murdering your best friend? Go on. I’m asking you to imagine it. That's what this book does. Read on
Reading the book, I wished to hand it off to everyone in my life to explain, “This is me. I am Starr. This is what I feel.” Read on