![]() ![]() ![]() Jo brought the point of view of a longtime journalist to the project and we tried to interview as many people as possible, not just to make sure our portrayal was accurate, but. Also, one of Christine's close (white) friends from childhood is married to a (white) cop, and this premise was loosely inspired by wondering what would happen if Christine found herself in a similar scenario as Riley. We were attracted to the idea of humanizing this hot-button issue and to the opportunity to foster a conversation about race through the lens of one powerful (and wholly relatable) friendship. Authors Jo Piazza and Christine Pride pose with their book, 'We Are Not Like Them.' MORE: We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza is the GMA October Book Club pick: Read an excerpt 'These characters are at the center of the story in terms of kind of the collision course theyre on,' Pride told 'Good Morning America' in an. The issue of shootings of unarmed Black men was very much at the forefront of a national conversation when we started the book (and, sadly, remains so), capturing headlines across the country and sparking a movement-not to mention a lot of inflamed feelings and divisiveness. Why did you choose this event as the catalyst, and how did you work to get it right?įrom the very beginning we knew we wanted to tell the story of a lifelong friendship between two women, a white woman and a Black woman, and explore how race impacts that relationship in unexpected ways. We Are Not Like Them opens with the police shooting of an unarmed Black teenage boy. Interview A conversation with Christine Pride and Jo Piazza about their co-authored book, We Are Not Like Them ![]()
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