American - Author | December 6, 1983 -
It's hard to be what you can't see.
Jason Reynolds
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When Black Lives Matter started, it was polarizing.
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I write every single day.
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Rappers were my storytellers.
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All the academy will tell you that the language that is familiar to you is not appropriate. and that's not to say that there shouldn't be a standard, but when I come to school with my friends' language, my grandmother's language, the language in my mouth - you're going to tell me that's improper?
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One thing I wish I'd been told in school is that my language is valid.
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I love, loved, loved 'We Real Cool' by Gwendolyn Brooks.
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The feeling of self-discovery, for me, is perennial.
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The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it's going. They ask, 'Jason, are you sleeping?' because they know my brain will not shut down.
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There are so many things I want to do, so many things I have to say.
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Boston is pretty infamous for race relations.
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I wanted to be Langston Hughes.
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