“That's the hate they're giving us, baby, a system designed against us. That's Thug Life.” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“We want freedom,' I say. 'We want the power to determine the destiny of our black and oppressed communities.” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
A lot of people involved in the Black Lives Matter movement are actually sticking up for those other lives. They are turning… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“The ironic thing is though, at Williamson I don't have to "play it cool"--I'm cool by default because I'm one of the… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
Especially for young POC, when we enter majority-white spaces, we feel the need to assimilate, to blend in, to prove ourselves. I… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“Has this situation made you fearful of cops?" she eventually asks. "I don't know," I say truthfully. "My uncle's a cop. I… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
A lot of people are quick to say that saying 'black lives matter' makes you anti-cop. All lives should indeed matter, but… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“They act like I’m the official representative of the black race and they owe me an explanation. I think I understand though.… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“It would be easy to quit if it was just about me, Khalil, that night, and that cop. It's about way more… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“What, you think if you live next door to them, they'll treat you different?" "Why does it always have to be about… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“When I was twelve, my parents had two talks with me. One was the usual birds and bees. Well, I didn't really… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“I have to think about that one for a minute. “Everybody’s pissed ’cause One-Fifteen hasn’t been charged,” I say, “but also because… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“The black officer checks Daddy while his partner glances around at all of the onlookers. There's quite a few of us now. Ms. Yvette… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we are to… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
The transition from unknown to known-in-publishing has been empowering but also challenging. It's an honor to know that people actually want to know what… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
I really do hope 'The Hate U Give' provides mirrors for readers who don't often get them in books. I've had so many young… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
“Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.” — Angie Thomas Copy Share
As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the South. — Angie Thomas Copy Share
“Who the fuck complains about going to Harry Potter World? Or Butter Beer? Or wands?” — Angie Thomas Copy Share
“With King Lords, we had a whole bunch of folks who had our backs, no matter what. They bought us clothes and shit our… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
I wanted to write a book like a rapper would write it - I didn't want to hold back. Rappers catch a lot of… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
Bent Literary Agency had a Q&A on Twitter, and I took a chance and asked if the Black Lives Matter movement was an appropriate… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
“Has this situation made you fearful of cops?" she eventually asks. "I don't know," I say truthfully. "My uncle's a cop. I know not… — Angie Thomas Copy Share
My maternal grandmother was a star on her high school basketball team in small-town Mississippi. — Angie Thomas Copy Share
