The Hate U Give was loosely based on the police-involved fatal shooting of Oscar Grant in the Bay Area. The storyline was also reportedly influenced by some of Thomas’ life experiences.

Angie Thomas, best-selling author of "The Hate U Give," promised not to cry at a private reception honoring her young-adult-novel-turned-movie, which comes out this week in her home state. She ...

Kian Lawley, the star of the upcoming film The Hate U Give was recently exposed online over racist videos he recorded in the past.. Lawley, a YouTube star, plays the boyfriend of the film’s ...

Angie Thomas on The Hate U Give, Banned Books week. ... Thomas is finding, however, that as the movie version gains steam, that some may be willing to give the book a second look.

Novelist Angie Thomas has built a huge readership with her two award-winning, best-selling young adult novels, 2017’s “The Hate U Give” and 2019’s “On The Come Up,” and she has a ...

The book, out Jan. 12, is a prequel to Thomas’ smash bestseller The Hate U Give, ... and a standout character in the acclaimed 2018 movie adaptation, which turned Angie Thomas into a household name.

Angie Thomas’ debut novel, The Hate U Give, became an instant success, topping The New York Times best-seller list and earning multiple literary awards shortly after its release in February 2017.

Adapted from Angie Thomas' debut novel of the same name, "The Hate U Give" follows Starr (Amandla Stenberg), a 16-year-old girl who witnesses the shooting of her childhood friend Khalil (Algee Smith).

Like hurricane winds, the vortex of psychological forces buffeting the calm-eyed 16-year-old at the center of “The Hate U Give,” played by a remarkable Amandla Stenberg, at times seems violent ...

The film version of Angie Thomas' novel 'The Hate U Give,' starring Amandla Stenberg, tackles Black Lives Matter, police brutality and black identity.

Wells adapted Angie Thomas’ best selling YA novel The Hate U Give, a story that follows 16-year-old Starr Carter after she witnesses the police shooting of a childhood friend.

The Hate U Give, based on the best-selling young adult novel by Angie Thomas, is not a rap movie, but it owes a lot to Tupac — including its title. "The Hate U Give Little Infants [expletives ...