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February 11, 2025
Four years after her historic inaugural poem, Amanda Gorman reflects on its impact, censorship, and her mission to uplift young…
March 5, 2024
The 55th NAACP Image Awards are back for another year of celebrating Black excellence and recognizing the high achievements of…
February 16, 2023
Amanda Gorman's next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children's book coming out this fall.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama
October 13, 2022
A literary honor will now carry the name of a uniquely successful author: the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir.
September 19, 2022
At the U.N., the 23-year-old poet recited “An Ode We Owe” in hopes of bringing all nations together to tackle…
May 26, 2022
Gorman sent out a flurry of tweets in reaction to the school shooting, saying in part that the U.S. is…
March 4, 2022
The list of twelve extraordinary women honored by Time magazine for 2022 includes an ample amount of Black excellence.
Estee Lauder 2018 Breast Cancer Campaign
February 28, 2022
The cosmetics maker said its former executive John Demsey's IG posts 'do not reflect the values of The Estée Lauder…
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February 8, 2022
Amanda Gorman has continued to inspire the nation ever since she became the youngest inaugural poet at the January 2021…
Ruby Bridges
February 2, 2022
From fighting for racial justice to conquering the business world, these young Black trailblazers all broke barriers before turning 20.
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December 30, 2021
The 23-year-old poetess posted a five-stanza, 48-line resolution with themes of struggle and healing to close the year on Instagram.
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October 1, 2021
At Variety's Power of Women event, Angeline Jolie walked the red carpet with her daughter Zahara, before paying tribute to…
The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion - Arrivals
September 14, 2021
After being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Met Gala finally came back on Monday night with celebs showing…
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July 27, 2021
Poet and activist Amanda Gorman has compared co-chairing this year's Met Gala to going to the Cinderella Ball.
May 3, 2021
After an unexpected hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Met Gala is back. Naomi Osaka and Amanda Gorman will…
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April 8, 2021
Amanda Gorman said she has left millions of dollars on the table because the brand or project was not right…
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April 7, 2021
Amanda Gorman graces the May issue of Vogue and is the first poet ever to do so in the publication's…
March 25, 2021
Amanda Gorman sat down with Orprah Winfrey to discuss how her disability has made her journey far from easy.
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March 5, 2021
Famed poet Amanda Gorman revealed that she was racially targeted by a security guard on Friday night while walking home.
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March 3, 2021
Amanda Gorman who performed her poem "The Hill We Climb" at Joe Biden’s inaugural ceremony has her eyes set on…