Yahoo Movies Amanda Gorman shares “the reality of Black girls” after she was followed home
Amanda Gorman has shared a series of posts on Twitter detailing "the reality of Black girls" after she was followed home by a security guard who thought she looked "suspicious".
"A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight," the 22-year-old explained. "He demanded if I lived there because 'you look suspicious.' I showed my keys & buzzed myself into the building.
"He left, no apology, This is the reality of Black girls: One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat."
In a sense, he was right. I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice, to inequality, to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be. https://t.co/hY9miR0b6J
— Amanda Gorman (@TheAmandaGorman) March 6, 2021
The poet and activist continued: "In a sense, he was right. I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice, to inequality, to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be."
The following day, Gorman expressed her appreciation for the support she's received since the incident occurred: "I am so thankful for the outpouring of support since the incident last night."
"It won’t change the truth of what happened, and continues to happen to Black Americans, but it reassures me of what I already know.
"There is always far more good in this world than bad. Love, Amanda."
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