Amandla Stenberg on ‘The Hate U Give,’ 'The Darkest Minds,’ & Becoming Political | MTV News
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6 жыл бұрынAmandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) talks with Josh Horowitz on using her platform to become politically engaged, a casting switch in 'The Hate U Give', new film 'The Darkest Minds', and more!
0:18 Reading on the unpublished manuscript, ‘The Hate U Give’
1:33 ‘The Hate U Give’ relevance with the political youth
2:07 Energized for the Black Matters Movement
3:59 Dealing with KZfaq Star Kian Lawley’s racist remarks
5:14 Being a Riverdale KJ fan
6:41 On Picking Films w/ strong female protagonists
7:35 Thoughts on the ‘Black Panther’
8:35 Inspirations on set of ‘The Hate U Give’
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@leratomalatsi5969 5 жыл бұрын
As you might know, Amandla means "Power" in IsiZulu and Xhosa from South Africa. During Apartheid, protesters would raise their fists and chant "Amandla awethu", meaning "Our Power". It seems Amandla is a natural and her name totally reflects what kind of a person she is. A powerful and fearless woman.
@leya73 5 жыл бұрын
Lerato Malatsi Truth
@misslauryn1 4 жыл бұрын
@Jonas Pell who the fuck do you think you are calling my girl a hoe? and you only listed three things that you white people have done half-independently whereas my race (black people) have done and discovered many things that the world still uses to this day whilst you whites take the credit for it.
@misslauryn1 4 жыл бұрын
@Jonas Pell and our race does own hairstyles and we own your non existent sense of common sense
@francescapool9733 5 жыл бұрын
Ugh she's so pretty
@carlitohale2906 6 жыл бұрын
Amandla Stenberg is a beautiful,wonderful,and intelligent woman that I admire. I just wish I could be a great close friend of hers frfr
@alexn.2901 5 жыл бұрын
I totally agree!! Me too, I wanna be her friend
@tylermadison 4 жыл бұрын
ATL K!D sameee
@logicboard7746 18 күн бұрын
What an
@lady_moonique7316 5 жыл бұрын
She plays in so many films based on ya novels - The Hunger Games, Everything everything, The Darkest Minds, The Hate U Give, and probably something else that I've forgotten about.
@coolhotbabeslyrics1436 2 жыл бұрын
And also" Where hands touch "
@confetti599 6 жыл бұрын
The book was so amazing, and I want the movie to be out alreadyyy!!!
@lifelearner45lloyd97 5 жыл бұрын
xBlossomHart : I'm reading it now. Opening up to chapter three.
@shardaecormier 5 жыл бұрын
Yes it was and me too come out already can’t even wait. 😫😩
@Kassiienovaa 5 жыл бұрын
U G H THE MOVIE WAS SO GOOD 💕💕💕
@imthatribbonintheskyyythat1087 6 ай бұрын
it replaces racism with colorism by allowing her to play. Makes me as a dark skinned girl who lives in the projects and felt represented in the book throw up seeing the movie. I am so mad at this girl
@liyadarby.5861 5 жыл бұрын
that boy is so nervous . he is soooo red 😂😂😂
@lovelaughlive8446 5 жыл бұрын
Liya Derpie omg i was thinking the same!!!
@leaperm3433 5 жыл бұрын
lol I think he likes her..
@HisgGalore 4 жыл бұрын
Crush maybe
@yeddeharies2264 5 жыл бұрын
People need to stop being so hard on her because she's light-skinned. It's not like they picked a light skin girl that was raised in the suburbs that knows nothing about Hood life this girl was raised in the ghetto and she has experienced what she is portraying in the movie. There are even white people that live in the hood so I don't think it really has anything to do with race or skin color as long as she proves a point in the movie I feel that's all that should matter
@sophiadavenport3959 5 жыл бұрын
Amandla's skin is bronze not vanilla!
@namizo7389 6 жыл бұрын
My favorite book 😭😭
@moonbook12 6 жыл бұрын
Fairy Tail Master mine too
@sparkledamond9708 5 жыл бұрын
The book is so good😭😍
@chichioko1446 5 жыл бұрын
Fairy Tail Master Same, it is SOO good
@abileigh5155 5 жыл бұрын
Same it’s the 3rd time I read it ❤️😭😭
@shardaecormier 5 жыл бұрын
Mines too loved it ❤️📖
@ashy1587 5 жыл бұрын
I think people are being quite unfair to Amandla. I get that it is super important for darker skinned actresses to be cast in more roles, but what is Amandla supposed to do, not act at all? She's already turned down an opportunity!
@somayab3380 5 жыл бұрын
Aishling Ní Faoláin she gets acting but in this it is especially important because Starr is dark skinned it is better to honor an upcomi g dark skinned artists that way
@carmelaelizabeth3431 5 жыл бұрын
Aishling Ní Faoláin i think they picked her because she doesn't need to act she just has to relive her life. She's been through it and will be able to channel the character Starr better than someone who doesn't have the experience
@najmaameen9886 5 жыл бұрын
How are we being unfair? She preaches for this type of thing and acts like she's "woke," but when it comes down to it, she takes the opportunity for a dark skimned actress to play Starr away from a darkskinned character. I'm not black, i'm brown, but i can completely understand the backlash due to the high amount of colorism in the brown community. Dark skinned girls need to know that they're important, beautiful and they deserve to have their stories told.
@justagirl1245 5 жыл бұрын
Aishling Ní Faoláin She didn’t turn down the role of shuri in black panther because when Chadwick saw Letitia he immediately said “that’s it, that’s my sister”
@karenb7474 5 жыл бұрын
Somaya B yess!
@jordyn.24 5 жыл бұрын
Don’t understand why people are so upset over Amandla playing the time in regards to her skin tone. I see comments that say Starr is referred to as “caramel” in the book, so what’s the problem..? Light skins are still black, lol. I’m light skinned but that makes me no different from my brother and sisters who have darker skin than me.
@Y-Cubalibre 5 жыл бұрын
@sherry williams right. So many here writing she is black light skin. She isn't even black
@leahshaw8417 6 жыл бұрын
is anyone else excited I read this book and I was praying for someone to produce this movie ekkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ahhhhh
@futekigo3574 5 жыл бұрын
IKR!!
@karenb7474 5 жыл бұрын
Same!! the book is so good. I haven’t finished it yet tho
@futekigo3574 5 жыл бұрын
Karen B Keep reading it!!!
@shardaecormier 5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@sophiadavenport3959 5 жыл бұрын
Amandla is my role model she's so humble and down to earth.
@lilasaap 5 жыл бұрын
My girl putting in that work with these movies 🤟🏽
@alexv.5914 6 жыл бұрын
Great interview
@laurancestreet1874 5 жыл бұрын
I love when she smiles
@khansophia 6 жыл бұрын
Nice interview!
@questsoftheqodeshim4593 6 жыл бұрын
I kinda hate the fact they are using such light characters for african american movies. I understand it doesn't matter, but they never use dark skinned girls, ever, even if it was about slavery or africa! It's dissapointing. In fact, look at the cover of the book and the actress. There's a difference in skin. Hollywood just doesn't like dark skin girls anymore :c
@GummyBearKing1 5 жыл бұрын
_clearly, these racist haven't heard of the one drop rule it doesn't matter if she's light skin she has black in her {darker skin don't have it any harder than they do} watch the movie or don't but don't go around crying like bitches cause she's a shade lighter than _*_burnt black_*_ she's still representing._
@questsoftheqodeshim4593 5 жыл бұрын
Dark skins actually do have it harder. Don't call us burnt black. Clearly, you don't seem to be black to understand.
@aubreytillett2704 5 жыл бұрын
Brianna I totally agree!👏🏿
@sophiadavenport3959 5 жыл бұрын
Amandla's skin is bronze
@LonnieBhi 5 жыл бұрын
I love that even though the interviewer is nervous (probably because a lot of the discussion is centered around race), they still manage to make each other laugh.
@timkruse9912 6 жыл бұрын
What a great interviewer and good questions!
@oliviaachin 6 жыл бұрын
I'm so exited for these movies!
@chrishawnaryans1216 5 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait for both of these amazing movies to finally come out she’s one of my favorite actors 😊🤷♀️
@cleairensblinker1763 5 жыл бұрын
Nice great interview i like it
@kaiimochii4906 5 жыл бұрын
Her smile ❤❤
@ai0pez102 5 жыл бұрын
I can relate so much I’m excited October 19 please come😪 poor and the people from the bottom are always getting treated differently
@skylarg5233 5 жыл бұрын
Ok but why is everyone mad at her cause she's not as dark as y'all were imagining? That doesn't mean she shouldn't do certain roles or that she doesn't care about black lives matter. Chill. Y'all are all just jealous. Go be jealous haters somewhere else. ☕️ Here's a door 🚪, you can leave.
@rnwklime2278 4 жыл бұрын
Don’t matter bout the skin it’s the inside that matters rn my crush/inspiration has the perfect spot to fit those positions
@unimportant351 3 жыл бұрын
Awwww
@timkruse9912 6 жыл бұрын
Well spoken young lady!!! and wait to see the film!! also KJ is in it
@RapFanatic4ever 5 жыл бұрын
This movie was so great I never cried so hard during a movie or gotten abu kinda feeling and it’s so relevant to what we’ve been seeing these past few years great movie
@kaylawright5707 6 жыл бұрын
I cannot wait
@destinypersona 5 жыл бұрын
I read both the books and I love it and I love her since she was rue I love her so muchhhh
@lisandrucristea1235 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t get it, the movie came out in September 2018 and this interview is posted in may 2018 how?
@fantasiybooks3691 6 жыл бұрын
Love her
@kenziekellogg1235 5 жыл бұрын
The hate you give made me cry the whole movie
@alexn.2901 5 жыл бұрын
I love her so much!!!!!!!!!!!!
@256Face 5 жыл бұрын
When the interviewer tryna hit on her lol 😆 lol
@memethingz6004 2 жыл бұрын
She’s a lesbian, the irony
@tmcclou4 5 жыл бұрын
i love Amandla Stenberg she is soooo beautiful and talented
@samdominic8826 5 жыл бұрын
an amazing character; i envy her tenacity
@hotpotato5279 5 жыл бұрын
They always use light light girls it's just dissatisfied
@enochannor6550 5 жыл бұрын
Hot Potato the character in the story was portrayed as mixed
@ninaedwards345 5 жыл бұрын
Enoch Annor no she was not did you read?
@enochannor6550 5 жыл бұрын
Nina Edwards yes she was in page 31
@enochannor6550 5 жыл бұрын
Nina Edwards it's in one of the pages, I don't remember exactly but if you really want to know go to the trailer for the hate you give and you'd probably find people quoting it alot
@jampsonn1826 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I knew the cast of the movie before reading TDM because while reading it, I could never imagine Ruby as white.
@knm505 3 жыл бұрын
Amandla is so so beatiful and amazing . she is so talented and cute. You go girl! Conitnue to be the inpirational woman and queen that you are
@jessesbroke 6 жыл бұрын
i just finished the book
@asiabrown1288 5 жыл бұрын
Jesse Villahermosa me too
@shardaecormier 5 жыл бұрын
Same here it was so good loved it 😍❤️
@thatonasilele8299 6 жыл бұрын
chilled guy??? but why is he so red??? that girl is too fiiiree manz!! haha
@ninaedwards345 6 жыл бұрын
Thato Nasilele probably nervous
@victorienmuhindo8588 4 жыл бұрын
Magnifique 😍👍💖💖💖
@dijonjones9925 5 жыл бұрын
Right
2 жыл бұрын
C'est une très grande actrice, bourrée de talents ! Elle est belle, brillante, et puis quelle peau de rêve !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@tikianderson5760 4 жыл бұрын
She is beautiful
@stephinho_gaming 4 жыл бұрын
She is so fine😌☺️❤️
@memethingz6004 2 жыл бұрын
Well she’s a lesbian 😂
@apexomy6922 5 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIF- Oh mah lordt'ness this video was published on my B-Day! Peeps wish me a happy belated birthday and I'll be ya fwend
@aubreytillett2704 5 жыл бұрын
TheHolyKingsman Happy Birthday!🖤
@apexomy6922 5 жыл бұрын
Aubrey Tillett We're officially fwends and that fwendship shall Neva end 💜
@steezoquan6047 5 жыл бұрын
You're seriously making me lose brain cells.
@fionasava7649 4 жыл бұрын
she is amazing but i miss her afro hairs
@mischaoldehanhof3577 5 жыл бұрын
How can you be so beautiful in every fucking way......
@kiedonnaroberts6458 5 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the male 17 year old actor that got shot in this movie ?
@aubreytillett2704 5 жыл бұрын
Blessed Melanin Khalil
@ttoniross 5 жыл бұрын
Amandla 💕😍 w
@buzzinboi3770 5 жыл бұрын
I go to a private school I'm the only black girl in the whole school and there are a lot of people in the school it's really weird because my white friends are like your so black and my black friends are like your so white now it's a bit(really really) annoying so I'm glad this film will show that side
@4er1e Жыл бұрын
"Do Star Wars"... 👀if only they knew 👀
@memethingz6004 2 жыл бұрын
Amandla my lesbian queen
@najmaameen9886 5 жыл бұрын
They literally could've picked ANY dark-skinned actress but hollywood always goes with either her or Zendaya. At least Zendaya practises what she preaches tho.☕
@xxsummerdaysxx3955 5 жыл бұрын
Starr isn’t supposed to be dark skinned though.
@jemappellemerci 5 жыл бұрын
Why do people always thing Starr is supposed to look like the girl in the cover 🙄🙄
@GummyBearKing1 5 жыл бұрын
Racist
@chichioko1446 5 жыл бұрын
Najma ameen I know right? It doesn't make sense. I'm very annoyed, but the movie is still going to be AMAZING I'm sure.
@asiabrown1288 5 жыл бұрын
Chioma Philomena starr is supposed to be light skin
@kaiimochii4906 5 жыл бұрын
Aww she couldve made a great shuri😞
@maeneighbor4981 5 жыл бұрын
Kyla De la Cruz no way. The girl who played Shuri was perfect and amazing. I just don’t think Amandla would be as good, personally.
@aitanamunozromanos2373 5 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD KIAN JUST MADE A FUCKING MISTAKE. STOP ACTING LIKE HE’S RACIST
@musesofadreamer7374 6 жыл бұрын
God she is such a hypocrite.
@megasexyhotbabe00 6 жыл бұрын
Muses of a Dreamer in what way??, I like her but I think I know what u mean
@musesofadreamer7374 6 жыл бұрын
She likens herself to be incredibly ""woke"" when she isn't. A good example of that is when she claimed to have refused the role for Shuri in Black Panther because she was biracial and light skinned (which is a lie by the way, because Letitia Wright was the only choice. She was picked by Chadwick Boseman himself), but at the mean time she has to problem playing the main character in The Hate U give - who is dark skinned and monoracial by the way.
@megasexyhotbabe00 6 жыл бұрын
Muses of a Dreamer yeah you said what I thought u meant and I agree with you. Half of me says yes she's hypocritical and the other half says maybe she's doing this because she's mixed and a lot of mixed people just don't even know where they fit in period. Because I think a lot of roles in Hollywood aren't specifically made for mixed people so if she wanted a roll she would just have to play a black woman honestly and that does end up taking away rolls for black women I think even if you're trying to be Pro back and fight the power she can't do anything about that weird buffer and in turn black women still end up suffering
@musesofadreamer7374 6 жыл бұрын
No offense but it sounds like you are trying to sugarcoat her behavior. I, on the other hand, will not do such thing. Why should I sympathize will her plight as a biracial woman when she doesn't do the same to black women. She is trash for doing this. Plus we shouldn't forget she plays in a movie were she falls in love with a Nazi.
@megasexyhotbabe00 6 жыл бұрын
Muses of a Dreamer mm I wasn't trying to sugar coat and I didn't know about that Nazi movie that's like a movie about a woman falling in love with the slave master its humanizing them
@jailit7653 6 жыл бұрын
she can't play starr shes not not even dark skin like the charecter in the book
@ayeha5496 6 жыл бұрын
Jai lit exactly
@christenfields9836 6 жыл бұрын
I just read the book. Starr mentions that Khalil described her as caramel.
@jailit7653 6 жыл бұрын
no it doesn't
@christenfields9836 6 жыл бұрын
Jai lit My bad. Chris actually said she was caramel. Then, she said he was pale as a marshmallow
@caij8456 6 жыл бұрын
She is described as caramel... I'd rather it be a dark skinned girl since there's a lack of representation tho
@audreymaya4391 5 жыл бұрын
I have a problem with her being mixed and her parents in the Movie are both black. That type of casting sets an unrealistic standard! So disappointed!!! This could have been so big 😭
@ericajoyce6983 5 жыл бұрын
audrey& maya in the book she is referred to as lighter dark skin, considered “caramel” and I think she is great for the role
@audreymaya4391 5 жыл бұрын
Erica Joyce yeah but that doesn't change the fact that she is half white. Thus has different facial features and so on! It sets an unrealistic standard.
@lovelaughlive8446 5 жыл бұрын
lol bitch ur stupid, it is realistic. two black parents can make a albino, lightskin and any shade of black. it’s all in the genes dumbass😂😂💅🏼
@leaperm3433 5 жыл бұрын
falling in love with a SLAVE MASTER! Why can't we be black & be our own heroes?
@guitardaddy6 5 жыл бұрын
This movie will be trash
@aubreytillett2704 5 жыл бұрын
guitardaddy6 It better not, the book was amazing!
@guitardaddy6 5 жыл бұрын
I believe the book was good but I bet that Hollywood changes it into a racist statement.
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