feature: activist and creative amandla stenberg set to star in black lives matter-inspired film “the hate u give”

Activist and creative Amandla Stenberg is set to star in the film “The Hate U Give”, an adaptation of Angela Thomas’ debut YA novel of the same title that was inspired by the recent events surrounding the Black Lives Matters movement. The novel follows a 16-year-old girl, Starr who, after growing up in a poverty- stricken slum, now attends an elite suburban prep school. Soon after, Starr witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend. Starr struggles when she is caught between both of her worlds and trying to speak the truth.

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