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I've been told what I can't do my whole life.

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If a kid is reading a book about someone who looks like them but doesn't talk like them, we stunt their growth by dissing them.

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It's hard to be what you can't see.

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Hip-hop saved me. It gave me permission to use language in a certain way. It validated my community and my friends. It gave our slang a certain elegance.

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Boston is pretty infamous for race relations.

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Writing is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle.

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When I was a kid, I couldn't see life outside ramen noodles and Kool-Aid.

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Rap music was a savior to me.

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I just want young people to read my books and feel cared for, feel safe, feel like there's someone else in the world who understands - or at least acknowledges - your existence.

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The stories of kids who grew up in communities like mine weren't being written about in many books for kids.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: December 6th, 1983

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