On the Come Up by Angie Thomas5/10/2023 ![]() And through Bri’s mom and her aunt, we see how she becomes the person that we get a glimpse of at the very end. They're still growing and learning and making mistakes, and it’s a beautiful thing because it helps us become who we are. We have our mothers, we have our aunts, we have our grandmothers who pour into us and help us become the women that we are, and I wanted to respect that, but I also wanted to show that these women who pour into us have their struggles sometimes too. ![]() ![]() But then I also wanted to show the strong women who surround her and pour into her, because for so many of us that's our lifeline. And I wanted to find her power and, to find her place and to own up to, and for her to find her courage to say, “You know what, I'm enough period,” and I wanted to show that. And with the character Bri specifically, I wanted to show this young Black girl who's often told by the world that she's too much or not enough. I just wanted to reflect a few in what I write. ![]() AT: It's so important, and I will never sit here and say that I represent all Black women in everything that I do because we have so many different lives, so many different stories, so many different experiences. ![]()
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