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I have renewed hope for the future
This is a picture of a young woman named Amanda Gorman. Today, she was invited to be the Poet Laureate and read a poem that she wrote, shortly after the events at the Capitol on January 6th. I know that some of you will want to tell me that you didn't watch the inauguration, and you'll want to tell me the reasons why. Let me tell you that I don't care. This post is not about politics, it's about an exceptional young woman. Amanda read a short poem entitled "The Hill We Climb" and it was beautifully written. More impressive than that; Amanda is all of 22-years-old. She is a Harvard graduate, daughter of a single mother, and descended from slaves. I was trying to remember what I was doing at the tender age of 22 and I can guarantee you that I was not invited by the first lady, nor any other lady, to read, write or sing and dance anything. In fact whatever I was doing probably had something to do with a science experiment that I conducted frequently which involved turning generous amounts of alcohol into urine. She was poised, eloquent, and confident. You couldn't hear a hint of nervousness in her voice, ... more
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