"… I was wary of engaging in any sort of savior complex; the incarcerated are most qualified to speak about their own experiences, but I wanted to tell people some of what I saw and heard and read about in these places. I had to get it out of me. And, given my time in law school and as a legal professional who has dealt in these systems, I felt I had the kind of background that was needed to do this telling. This wasn't a faceless black mass I was trying to humanize, these were specific stories I needed to get out of me and felt were especially compelling…"
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On using his legal background to develop compelling characters in “'This Isn't New': Questions For Tochi Onyebuchi, Author Of 'Riot Baby'” in NPR (2020 Jan 26)
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