Amanda Gorman Details Being Racially Profiled Outside Her Home: "This Is the Reality of Black Girls"
Amanda Gorman is opening up about her recent experience with racial profiling. On Friday, the 22-year-old poet who made history at the Inauguration Day ceremony tweeted about being "tailed" by a security guard on her walk home. "He demanded if I lived there because 'you look suspicious,'" she wrote. "I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building. He left, no apology. This is the reality of black girls: One day you're called an icon, the next day, a threat."
Ever since her poetry reading at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's inauguration, Amanda has made major headlines for her work and powerful words. In addition to inspiring us with her poetry, she has appeared on Time magazine, has signed to Img Models, and performed a reading at the Super Bowl. She is also set to release her first children's book in September.
In the same Twitter thread, Amanda...
Ever since her poetry reading at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's inauguration, Amanda has made major headlines for her work and powerful words. In addition to inspiring us with her poetry, she has appeared on Time magazine, has signed to Img Models, and performed a reading at the Super Bowl. She is also set to release her first children's book in September.
In the same Twitter thread, Amanda...
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