The Hate U Give

The back story of the movie that highlights everyday injustice within the world we live in today: Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hate_U_Give_(film)

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The film The Hate U Give officially releases in theaters on October 19th, but it is originally inspired by the novel written by Angie Thomas. The story of African American character Khalil Harris is fictional, yet hits home for many stories behind the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement as real lives have been taken due to police brutality.  Many unarmed African American lives such as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, and numerous more have been killed by police. The issue sadly continues to grow as families continue to mourn the lives of their innocent loved ones wanting someone to show empathy as if it was their child. During the film you see both sides of the life main character Starr Carter going from the black community she calls home and the prodiemently white school she attends. Starr witnessed her harmless friend Khalil get shot by a white male police officer after getting pulled over with lack of logical explanation even after obeying the offeirs instructions. In an interview with the director of the film he says, “the scene of Khalil’s death — filmed over the course of 12 hours — was the most emotional part of making the movie, as he and the cast worked to portray the incident with care and honesty. “We wanted to make sure the audience who never experienced that or never experienced racism from African-American culture would be able to understand. ” https://ew.com/movies/2018/10/05/the-hate-u-give-cast-interviews/  The course of events that take place is nothing shy from what truly happens in reality. Victims become voiceless, but those who love them speak out for the injustice of who they lost because of the color of their skin or social status. Black men and women are the last people that want to experience being stopped by a white male cop due to the major stories of police misconduct ending in African American deaths. The Hate U Give is a hard film to watch, but one I believe many Americans need to see the truth behind the movie as it focuses on real life issues within the minority population. This generation can not be afraid to stand up against unlawful incident, but it does not end with us. Many of the deaths caused by police could have been avoided. The cases involving misconduct overlook Title 42 U.S. Code, Section 1983 that SHOULD lawfully protect those affected by false arrest or imprisonment, malicious prosecution, or unreasonable and excessive force.   https://civilrights.findlaw.com/civil-rights-overview/police-misconduct-and-civil-rights.html

All live matter, but in regards to police misconduct black lives matter.