Yes, There Are Black People in Your Hunger Games: The Strange Case of Rue & Cinna | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

There were the usual complaints of actors not meeting book loyalist expectations. However, among the usual complaints of “She doesn’t look as young as I thought” or “Where are Effie’s pink curls?” There was a different kind of shock and surprise toward Rue & Cinna, who will be played by Amandla Stenberg and Lenny Kravitz, respectively.