In Angie Thomas' novel, Starr Carter lives in a gang-ravaged area and goes to a school where she's one of only a few black students. She talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her book The Hate U Give.

The Hate U Give, based on the Angie Thomas novel by the same name, sees high schooler Starr (Amandla Stenberg) witness the death of childhood friend Khalil (Algee Smith) at the hands of police ...

The whole cast delivers, but this is Amandla Stenberg's movie, playing a 16-year-old who witnesses a police officer shoot and kill her unarmed friend. Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4.

“The Hate U Give” cuts through customary talking points about racism to capture the essence of being a young black female in a volatile America, where you often have to assume two identities ...

She grapples with her two identities: non-confrontational private school Starr, and Garden Heights Starr. In “The Hate U Give,” the cinematography, sound, and dialogue help flip the ...

The title “The Hate U Give” is an acronym for “THUG,” which references “T.H.U.G Life,” a ... notion is evident in the film when Starr’s younger brother Sekani aimed a gun at a gang member who was ...

Like protagonist Starr Carter, Amandla Stenberg grew up in a black neighborhood, but attended an overwhelmingly white school. She stars in the adaptation of the novel about a fatal police shooting.

Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) freezes in place while confronted by police in a still shot from 2018 film “The Hate U Give.” (Erika Doss / 20th Century Fox) From the raw emotions of Amandla Stenberg ...

"The Hate U Give" doesn't waste any time. In the first scene, Maverick Carter (Russell Hornsby) gathers his family for an important talk: how to react when the police stop you. Hands on the ...

‘The Hate U Give’ portrays police brutality, being black in America today and the effects of code-switching The movie, starring Amandla Stenberg, comes out Oct. 5 September 13, 2018 More than ...

Khalil (Algee Smith) and Starr (Amandla Stenberg) in the fateful stop that begins The Hate U Give. It would be enough if The Hate U Give was a drama about the epidemic of police shootings, but it ...