Gabrielle Union Options Memoir ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ For Television Development (Listen to Except)

Gabrielle Union attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.
Gabrielle Union attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.

*Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions has swooped up rights to develop George M. Johnson’s bestselling memoir “All Boys Aren’t Blue” as a series with Sony Pictures TV, where her company is under a first-look deal.

In his book, published April 28 by Macmillan, journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Johnson explores his childhood and adolescence growing up in Plainfield, NJ as well as his college years attending an HBCU in Virginia. From memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five to his loving relationship with his grandmother, to his first sexual experience, the young adult memoir depicts growing up under the duality of being black and queer.

The subject matter is personal to Union, who is a parent to a queer identifying daughter. She said, “Queer black existence has been here forever yet rarely has that experience been shown in literature or film and television. Being a parent to a queer identifying daughter has given me the platform to make sure that these stories are being told in a truthful and authentic way and George’s memoir gives you the blueprint for that and more. What I love about this book is that it not only offers a space for queer kids of color to be seen and heard but it also offers those who see themselves outside of that standpoint to be held accountable and help them better understand what it takes to truly have acceptance with someone who is considered other.”

Below, listen to an excerpt from the audiobook read by the author himself.

YouTube video

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to Our Newsletter Now!

Kamala Harris (Will Lanzoni-CNN via CNN Newsource)
Sabrina Morrissey - Wendy Williams (Facebook-Screenshot)
50 Cent and Irv Gotti - via Grok AI
rapper GLOrilla
Irv Gotti - Getty
Irv Gotti - via Grok AI
Lynn Whitfield at the AAFCA 2025 Luncheon. (Photo: Sheri Determan / for AAFCA)
The Weeknd
Stephen A Smith (Getty)
Shirley Neal
Cherelle Parker - screenshot
Read More
Aaron Pierre - screenshot
Read More
George W. Bush - Donald Trump (Getty)
Read More
WICKED: PART 1
Read More
Jimmy Butler & Kaitlin Nowak - screenshot
Read More
Kanye West and Bianca Censori on Grammy Red Carpet - screenshot
Read More
Damon Wayans
Read More
Otis Williams (Stefan Brending via Creative Commons)
Read More
Denzel Washington - Gladiator II
Read More
“Carl Weber’s The Family Business: New Orleans”
Read More

POPULAR

Kamala Harris (Will Lanzoni-CNN via CNN Newsource)
CBS' Release of Full Kamala Harris Interview Reveals No Deception - Disproves Trump Edit Claims | WATCH
Sabrina Morrissey - Wendy Williams (Facebook-Screenshot)
'#FreeWendy' Movement Gains Momentum: Guardian Calls for New Testing Amid Public Statements
50 Cent and Irv Gotti - via Grok AI
NO Respect! 50 Cent Trolls and Shades Irv Gotti After His Death: 'I'm Smoking on Dat Gotti Pack' | Check Out Reactions
rapper GLOrilla
Rihanna Names GloRilla as Fenty's First-Ever Joint Partner for Spring 2025
Amtrak
Amtrak's Auto Train Offers Travel with Vehicle Transport Between Virginia and Florida
Irv Gotti - Getty
Music Industry Mourns the Loss of Irv Gotti: The Man Behind Ja Rule and Ashanti’s Success Dies At 54
LeBron James (Petre Thomas-USA Today)
NBA
Luka Doncic Trade Sparks Debate: LeBron James' Influence on Lakers Questioned
Irv Gotti - via Grok AI
Is Irv Gotti 'Brain Dead?' Unverified Reports of Stroke and Critical Condition Surface - Gotti's Family Remains Silent | VIDEO
Emotional couple
12 Common Phrases that Signal Emotional Immaturity
1 2 3 8,543