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Florida school restricts access to Black writer's Biden inauguration poem

Miami (AFP) - A celebrated poem by a Black writer who read it at President Joe Biden's inauguration has been banned for young students at a school in Miami, a group fighting such restrictions said Wednesday.

AFP

Florida school bans poem recited by Amanda Gorman at Biden inauguration

The poem will not be available to elementary school students at the Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes

The Independent UK

A Miami-Dade school flagged her poem. The county’s mayor invited her to read it

Miami-Dade County’s mayor on Wednesday invited poet Amanda Gorman to read her work in the Miami area after a local K-8 public school decided the poem she delivered at Joe Biden’s inaugural ceremony wasn’t suitable for elementary school children.

Miami Herald

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Amanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration banned by Florida school

A poem written for President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman poem yanked over 1 parent

"I'm gutted," Gorman said after a Florida school removed poem she recited at Biden's graduation from library

Salon

Amanda Gorman ‘gutted’ after Florida school bans Biden inauguration poem

Poet, 25, vows to fight back after single complaint, which wrongly ascribed The Hill We Climb to Oprah Winfrey, prompts removal

The Guardian - US

Amanda Gorman on her inauguration poem being banned from Miami school: 'I am gutted'

Bob Graham Education Center, a K-8 school in Miami-Dade County, restricted access to Amanda Gorman's acclaimed poem "The Hill We Climb," which she read at President Biden's inauguration, for elementary-aged students after a parent issued a formal complaint on the grounds that the poem was "not educational" and included indirect…

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Florida school bans poem recited by Amanda Gorman at Biden inauguration

The poem will not be available to elementary school students at the Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman’s new children’s book showcases ‘a message of hope’

Viking Children’s Books announced Wednesday that “Something, Someday,” by Gorman and Christian Robinson, is scheduled for Sept. 26.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amanda Gorman writes children's book 'Something, Someday'

Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this fall

The Independent UK

Grammys 2023: The best-dressed stars on the red carpet from Taylor Swift to Harry Styles

Celebrities pulled out all the fashion stops at 2023 Grammys

The Independent UK

LA poet Amanda Gorman performs at Karen Bass’ inauguration

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman performed an original poem at Mayor Karen Bass’ inauguration, echoing her January 2021 star-making turn as the youngest presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history.

Los Angeles Times

Tucker Carlson laughs hysterically at ‘fake poet’ Amanda Gorman, mocks Greta Thunberg’s disability

Carlson says Democrats are using ‘disabled’ and ‘incompetent’ people as assets

The Independent UK

Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, fame, future presidency

When poet Amanda Gorman was invited to read a newly developed poem at the U.N. General Assembly, the young sensation took a deep look at how societal issues like hunger and poverty have impacted Earth’s preservation

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Poet Amanda Gorman, K-pop's Blackpink push global goals at U.N.

South Korean pop band Blackpink and American poet Amanda Gorman took to the United Nations stage on Monday to urge action on climate change and other global goals that include achieving gender equality and ending hunger and poverty.

Evening Standard

Celebrities including Kim Kardashian protest US Independence Day on social media

Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry shared their thoughts on the restriction of abortion rights

WEKU

Poet Amanda Gorman celebrates the gift of Blackness for Juneteenth

To mark the holiday, Gorman reads "Fury and Faith," a poem from Call Us What We Carry. She says her collection's title reflects how "we all can be vessels of both hurt and hope at the same time."

The Independent UK

‘One nation under guns’: Amanda Gorman shares searing poem hours after Texas school shooting

‘Schools scared to death. The truth is, one education under desks’

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The Guardian - AU

Amanda Gorman decries US inaction on gun violence in poem after Texas school shooting

The poet, who performed at the inauguration of Joe Biden, says to ‘do nothing isn’t just insanity – it’s inhumanity’

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2022 guest list: Who is attending and how do you get an invite?

Amanda Gorman and Billie Eilish are among this year’s guests

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2022 guest list: Who is attending and how do you get an invite?

Amanda Gorman and Billie Eilish are among this year’s guests

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2022 guest list: Who is attending and how do you get an invite?

Amanda Gorman and Billie Eilish are among this year’s guests

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2022 guest list: Who is attending and how do you get an invite?

Amanda Gorman and Billie Eilish are among this year’s guests

Los Angeles Times

Lineup announced for 2022 LA Times Festival of Books: Janelle Monáe, Amanda Gorman and more

LOS ANGELES — Singer Janelle Monáe, poet Amanda Gorman, novelist Jonathan Franzen and actor Billy Porter are among the authors set to appear at the Los Angeles Times' Festival of Books this year.

The Independent UK

‘Be ready to die’: Amanda Gorman reveals she practiced for active shooter at inauguration with her mother

Gorman’s poem ‘The Hill We Climb’ earned praise around the world

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