Amanda Gorman Exists at Your School Too

As we revel in the young poet’s rising future, don’t forget there are other Black girls across the world who deserve to be uplifted

Ralinda Watts
ZORA
Published in
4 min readFeb 8, 2021

--

Black girl reading in front of her classmates at school.
Photo: Hill Street Studios/Getty Images

Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet laureate, astounded America at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, delivering powerful words from her original work “The Hill We Climb.” Adorned…

--

--

Ralinda Watts
ZORA
Writer for

Author+Diversity Expert +Consultant+Creative +Podcaster at the intersection of Race, Identity, Culture, & Justice. Let’s be in conversation. #RalindaSpeaks