Smith starred alongside Anthony Mackie in The Hate U Give, based loosely on the police shooting of Oscar Grant.

Bestselling author Angie Thomas surprised a Mississippi high school senior with a full-ride scholarship for creative writing to the university Thomas attended.

Jaylen Smith made history as the youngest Black mayor in the U.S. this January, at the age of 18. Smith, now 19, is the current mayor of Earle, a small town in Arkansas.

Actor Algee Smith talks to Jalen Rose about being homeless in Los Angeles. Getty; courtesy of Jalen Rose Sometimes I feel like the human connector for all things Michigan.

In The Hate U Give, Algee Smith’s character Khalil is seen as the cool around-the-way boy. The one all the girls had a crush on. The one who always made us laugh. So when in the film, Khalil ...

Issa Rae Joins 'The Hate U Give' Opposite Amandla Stenberg The coming-of-age film also includes Common, Regina Hall, Algee Smith, Russell Hornsby, and Lamar Johnson.

Algee Smith shares the emotional toll of "Detroit" and "The Hate U Give" during Variety's #Represent: Black Men in Hollywood roundtable.

There, the 25-year-old actor expressed his feelings about the state of the world and divulged the emotional weight of acting in films like “Detroit” and “The Hate U Give” — both films in ...

Along with Stenberg, the cast includes Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Anthony Mackie, Common, Sabrina Carpenter, Issa Rae, Algee Smith, and KJ Apa. The latter is an 11th-hour replacement as Starr ...

Prior to this role, Algee was last seen in the critically-acclaimed film "The Hate U Give." His breakout role was as Ralph Tresvant in BET's hit mini-series "The New Edition Story." ...

This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Algee Smith, left, and Amandla Stenberg appear in a scene from "The Hate U Give." (20th Century Fox via AP) 3 of 8 ...