"Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished," she read. "We the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president — only to find herself reciting for one. And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. We are striving to forge a union with purpose.
"The poem isn't blind," Gorman earlier told the AP, adding, "It isn't turning your back to the evidence of discord and division." Prior to Biden's invitation to Gorman, only three presidents had poetry read at their inaugural ceremonies,to the Academy of American Poets: President John F. Kennedy in 1961, President Bill Clinton in 1993 and 1997, and President Barack Obama 2009 and 2013.
Thatz what made her my mother...
Beautiful
Highlight my hopes 💜
Amazing
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Amazing to hear, and amazing to see! 😌
Amazing!!
This young lady is a true go force of nature! Way to follow ladygaga power performance and a great jennifer lopez performance. She says she's running in 2032. Already got my vote!
Both she and her words were breathtaking.
Wow !
Amazing
Utterly captivated...sheer beauty.
impeccable use of the English language. Bravo
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