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When you say, 'Southern,' or you speak about a southern accent, there's always that drawl, and usually from white people. That's what people associate with the South. But we're all different. The black southern accent is different.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: About Accent Always Associate Black Different People Say South Southern Southern Accent Speak White You

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I wrote 'The Hate U Give' as a short story while I was in college at a mostly white school in conservative Mississippi.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: College Conservative Give Hate Mississippi Mostly School Short Short Story Story While White Wrote

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We see organizations that target young black men to give them direction in life, but so often, black girls are missed. I wanted to represent them.

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Topics: Black Direction Girl Give Life Men Missed Often Organizations Represent See Target Them Wanted Young

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I wanted to have a book that showed there's no one way to sound black. I wanted to tell teens that the way you speak is okay; you're good the way you are.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Black Book Good Okay One Way Sound Speak Teens Tell Wanted Way You

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Art is activism.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Activism Art

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In the YA community, we are fighting for you and alongside you. When you make your voice heard, we're gonna be even louder on your behalf. That's definitely what I would like for teenagers to know. We've got you. We got you. I promise we do.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Alongside Behalf Community Definitely Even Fighting Gonna Got Heard Know Like Louder Make Promise Teenagers Voice Would Ya You Your

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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 topic for a YA novel. Brooks Sherman, who is now my agent, responded that he didn't think any topics were inappropriate for YA. I remember being so terrified even just sending the tweet.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Agency Agent Any Appropriate Asked Being Bent Black Brooks Chance Even Had He Inappropriate Just Literary Lives Matter Movement Novel Now Remember Sending Terrified Think Took Topic Topics Tweet Twitter Were Who Ya I Remember

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Especially for young POC, when we enter majority-white spaces, we feel the need to assimilate, to blend in, to prove ourselves. I don't think we discuss it enough.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Assimilate Blend Discuss Enough Enter Feel Need Ourselves Prove Spaces Think Young

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The way you speak should not determine your intelligence. I should be able to say 'lit,' and you still know I'm intelligent. I should be able to say 'turn up,' and that doesn't take away from my intelligence. I wanted to break down that stereotype a little bit.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Able Away Bit Break Determine Down Intelligence Intelligent Know Lit Little Little Bit Say Should Speak Stereotype Still Take Turn Up Wanted Way You Your

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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 I think about certain issues, but I also have to be careful about what I say or, rather, how I say it. The Internet is forever, y'all.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: About Actually Also Be Careful Been Careful Certain Challenging Empowering Forever Honor How Internet Issues Know People Rather Say Think Transition Unknown Want I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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