Okay, I read this book <em>and </em>watched the movie. The book is about African Americans and how police shoot innocent teens because police think they have "a gun." This was the first part. The other is how the main character "Starr" coped with Khalil's death.
Angie Thomas wrote this book because of fatal African American shootings. She came up with the title because a song that came up in the book by Tupac, "the hate u gave little infants....everybody"
(By the way, really recommend the movie, it is super emotional!)
All men should be treated equally because all men are "one" (collectivism). the woman is not allowed to favor Equality 7-2521 over other men because all men should be loved equally.