The Interview - Writer - Angie Thomas
Download Writer - Angie Thomas
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)
Published on Wednesday, 3rd April 2019.
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