Poet Amanda Gorman says she was racially profiled near her home Amanda Gorman will recite an original poem before the Super Bowl. (Source: CNN/Pool) By Associated Press | March 6, 2021 at 11:34 AM MST - Updated March 6 at 12:17 PM
NEW YORK (AP) â Poet Amanda Gorman says a security guard racially profiled her while she was walking home Friday night.
The 22-year-old captured hearts at President Joe Bidenâs inauguration.
She tweeted that the guard followed her home and demanded to know where she lives because she âlooked suspicious.â A spokeswoman for Gorman didnât immediately return an email Saturday seeking additional comment.
‘Not Worth Getting Upset About’: Dutch Translator Exits Job to Translate Amanda Gorman’s Poems Over Alleged Uproar, But Not Everyone Is Bothered
A white Dutch author has stepped down from translating U.S. Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s work into the Dutch language after a supposed “uproar” the job didn’t go to a Black person. However, not everyone is upset about it.
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, 29, a white writer that made history in 2020 as the youngest person and first Dutch author to win the International Booker Prize, announced being “honored” to be selected by Dutch publisher Meulenhoff to translate some of Gorman’s work on Twitter Tuesday, Feb. 23.
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Ella Emhoff has made her catwalk debut this week after becoming one of the surprise stars of January s Presidential Inauguration, during which her step-mother Kamala Harris was made the first female, as well as the first African American and Indian, Vice President of the United States.
The 21-year-old was signed alongside the Inauguration Poet Amanda Gorman to IMG Models last month, the same agency that counts Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen on its books.
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On Thursday, she walked in the socially-distanced video presentation for Proenza Schouler, saying beforehand: I definitely lost a little sleep the night before. I mean, I’m walking for the first time, I’m in a professional environment for the first time… It was a very epic first experience with the fashion world.
Let us walk with these warriors : Amanda Gorman, 22-year-old poet who shot to fame at Biden s inauguration, salutes frontline workers as she brings poetry to Super Bowl for the first time
Amanda Gorman, the young poet who delivered a captivating performance at President Joe Biden s inauguration, opened the Super Bowl with a new work
The charismatic 22-year-old is the first-ever poet to perform at the National Football League championship, America s most-watched broadcast of the year
Gorman delivered her poem Chorus of the Captains, paying homage to three people: an educator, an intensive care nurse and a US Marine Corps veteran
Super Bowl LV: Amanda Gorman Praises Essential Workers in Powerful Poem
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Dedicating her poem for essential workers amid COVID-19 pandemic, the 22-year-old Youth Poet Laureate recites an original poem titled Chorus of the Captains . Feb 8, 2021
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Amanda Gorman offered people yet another stunning poem ahead of Super Bowl LV, which kicked off on Sunday, February 7 in Tampa, Florida. Dedicating her poem for essential workers amid COVID-19 pandemic, Gorman recited an original poem titled Chorus of the Captains .
With her poem, the 22-year-old celebrated and introduced the three honorary captains, who were specially invited to the game by the NFL. They are Pittsburgh-based Marine veteran James Martin, who volunteers with the Wounded Warrior Project and works with at-risk kids, Los Angeles educator Trimaine Davis and Tampa ICU nurse manager Suzie Dorner.