Amanda Gorman_Video Journey Shaping 2019

The poet and activist Amanda Gorman has been protagonist of a journey around New York while preparing for her inspiring speech at the Prada Group “Shaping a Sustainable Future Society” conference in 2019.
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In This Story: Amanda Gorman

Amanda S. C. Gorman is an American poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.

In 2021, Gorman read “The Hill We Climb” at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden.

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New York is a state in the northeastern U.S., known for New York City and towering Niagara Falls. NYC’s island of Manhattan is home to the Empire State Building, Times Square and Central Park. The Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan with the borough of Brooklyn. The iconic Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor. To the east, Long Island has beaches, the Montauk Lighthouse, the ritzy Hamptons and Fire Island.

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