Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in history, claims that she was racially discriminated against by a security guard who “You followed me on my walk home tonight
Gorman, a Harvard graduate and Nationally Awarded Young Poet, said the incident occurred on Friday night.
“He asked if I lived there because ‘you look suspicious’, Gorman tweeted. “I showed my keys and zoomed into my building. He left, with no excuses. “
Gorman, who will celebrate his 23rd birthday on Sunday, called the incident “the reality of black girls”.
“One day you’re called an icon, the next day you’re a threat,” she wrote in the tweet.
“In a sense, he was right,” said Gorman in another tweet. “I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice, inequality, ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the constituted powers. “
The Los Angeles native captivated viewers during President Biden’s inauguration with his thrilling version of “The Hill We Climb”, a work on unity, healing and perseverance.
“When the day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this endless shadow?” Gorman started his inaugural poem.
She continued: “And yet, the dawn is ours before we know it. Somehow, we do that. Somehow, we resisted and witnessed a nation that is not broken, but simply unfinished. “