Both heartbreaking and illuminating, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas tells the story of Black teenager Starr, who witnesses the murder of her best friend at the hands of the police during a traffic stop. We are all too familiar with the role the police play in the lives (and deaths) of Black people, particularly Black men. This awful familiarity makes The Hate U Give hit hard. Thomas has written a searing account of how such deaths affect those closest to them and the […]
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
