micdotcom:Amandla Stenberg to star in Black Lives Matter-inspired film Hunger Games actress Amandl
micdotcom: Amandla Stenberg to star in Black Lives Matter-inspired film Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg is returning to the silver screen to star in the forthcoming Black Lives Matter-inspired film The Hate U Give, based on a young adult novel of the same name. The novel was inspired by the 2009 murder of unarmed black teenager Oscar Grant, according to the Variety. The novel, The Hate U Give, tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who attends a suburban prep school after being raised in a neighborhood in poverty. Her conflicting worlds erupt when she witnesses a traumatizing violent act. -- source link