Amandla Stenberg was absolutely committed to making sure The Hate U Give, which was published in 2017, made its way to the big screen.
Ahead of the 2019 Academy Awards, the 20-year-old actress opened up about why she stood by the project throughout its development.
“Well, the book by Angie Thomas is just one of the most powerful pieces of literature that I’ve read in terms of its power to speak to these experiences that are really highly politicized but don’t necessarily always have the humanity afforded to them that they should,” she shared with PeopleTV on the Red Carpet Live special.
Ahead of the 2019 Academy Awards, the 20-year-old actress opened up about why she stood by the project throughout its development.
“Well, the book by Angie Thomas is just one of the most powerful pieces of literature that I’ve read in terms of its power to speak to these experiences that are really highly politicized but don’t necessarily always have the humanity afforded to them that they should,” she shared with PeopleTV on the Red Carpet Live special.
- 2/25/2019
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
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