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How Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Overcame a Speech Impediment and Found Her Voice

Source: GBH

The star of the 2021 Presidential inauguration was a 22-year-old poet who had already climbed a steep hill.

This entry was posted in Approaching Adulthood, Making Your Voice Heard and tagged People on February 1, 2021 by Mikki Gibson.

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