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Writer - Angie Thomas

Writer - Angie Thomas

The Interview vor 7 Jahren

Can literature help bridge America's racial divide?

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Can literature help bridge America's racial divide? HARDtalk’s
Stephen Sackur speaks to Angie Thomas, a writer whose first
novel, The Hate U Give, electrified America with its unflinching
portrayal of a teenage black girl confronting police violence,
inner city gang culture and a society rooted in discrimination.
When it comes to issues of race and racism, the gap between
America’s promise of equality and the reality of entrenched
inequality seems depressingly wide. Can hope win out over fear
and hate?

Image: Angie Thomas (Credit: Getty Images)