"While we all love freedom, it is love that frees us all," Gorman said.
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In 2019, National Youth Poet Laureate and activist Amanda Gorman filmed a powerful video taking a stand against abortion bans. Now, the 3-minute clip has resurfaced after a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court proposing to overturn Roe V. Wade sent shockwaves across the United States last week. The 24-year-old activist’s words hold […]
The Harvard graduate recalled the weight of knowing she'd recite "The Hill We Climb" on the same steps of the U.S. Capitol where the January 6th insurrection took place shortly before.
Last year went by so fast, and we got to say, it was a little hard to feel super optimistic, especially with the chaos and uncertainty of the pandemic looming in the background, but Black excellence showed up and showed out regardless in 2021.
Throughout the piece, Gorman artful creates a vision for the reader that 2022 will be an impactful year of change, betterment and strengthened hope and vigor.
Amanda Gorman was already making extraordinary strides in life before she shot to fame at the inaugural ceremony. Check out her story and why we're honoring the National Youth Poet Laureate.
Gorman shared the terrible experience that happened via Twitter.
After outcry from the public and one activist specifically, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, the non-Black writer chosen to translate Amanda Gorman's poetry into Dutch, removed themselves from the position to make room for someone who more closely mirrors Gorman's experiences as a Black woman.
At just 23-years-old, Amanda Gorman is set to become the youngest person to read a inaugural poet. And Gorman shared that she plans to tell the truth.