All she does is win, win, win no matter what.
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Barely a week removed from eloquently telling the truth to shame the Devil at the inauguration ceremony for our president, Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris, Amanda Gormanโs victory lap continues.
As we reported at The Root, sheโs already signed on the dotted line with IMG Models and received a prestigious job offer from Morgan State University President David Wilson to become the schoolโs Poet-in-Residence. And for the latest stop on her apparent โBooked and Busyโ tour, NBC Sports reports that the 22-year old will be reciting an original poem as part of the upcoming Super Bowl festivities. Because Black Girl Magic has no bounds.
From NBC Sports:
Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stole the show at President Bidenโs inauguration, will reach another huge audience on Super Bowl Sunday.
The NFL announced today that Gorman will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, as part of both the in-stadium pregame ceremony and the TV broadcast.
The original poem that the National Youth Poet Laureate will perform will recognize three honorary game captains that the NFL has chosen for the Super Bowl:
Los Angeles-based teacher Trimaine Davis, who secured laptops and Internet access for his students so that theyโd be able to access remote learning during the pandemic.
Suzie Dorner, a nurse at the Tampa Bay General Hospital, who manages the COVID intensive care unit.
James Martin, a Marine veteran whoโs helped families connect virtually through his work with the Wounded Warrior Project.
Each is a hero in their own right and deserve to be celebrated as such.
At only 22 years of age, Gorman is the youngest poet to ever perform at the presidential inauguration. (Though we tried to tell you that she was kind of a big deal when we honored her as one of The Rootโs Young Futurists back in 2019.) And itโs abundantly clear that her soul-stirring performance of โThe Hill We Climbโ is only the beginning.
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