by: Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Mar 5, 2021 / 10:17 PM CST / Updated: Mar 5,
2021 / 10:17 PM CST
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential
Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 20, 2021.
"This is the reality of black girls: One day you're called an icon, the
next day, a threat," the 22-year-old poet wrote on social media.
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman at the inauguration at the Capitol on
Jan.