American - Author | December 6, 1983 -
Gratitude is one of the greatest gifts we can give. And it's not a gift we often give to children. We expect it of them, but we don't necessarily give it back.
Jason Reynolds
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We've always been told to pretend as if we're not afraid.
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Rappers are the white authors of our generation. They know me, my language, my codes, my family, my block.
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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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I was eight years old when I got the talk about what to do if a police officer stops me. I was 15 when I was face-down on the curb for the first time.
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People always say time heals. Time doesn't necessarily heal anything. It allows you to manage things. There are occasions where you feel the pain as if it just happened, but you know that it's a fleeting moment.
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I try to be an active griever. I feel like we lean on time because of the trope 'Time heals all wounds.' And there is truth to that, but I don't think that it's absolute. I think that to grieve and to deal and cope, you have to be actively processing the information. Have your moments, be broken, and allow yourself to fully express pain.
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Sometimes it's okay for careers to find you.
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I try to create characters people want to sit with, even if nothing is happening.
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