Thread by @Adriana_Edu

Alt text of #AmandaGorman's response, when asked by WaPo about her first political memory.

@TheAmandaGorman: "No one’s ever asked me that before! My first political memory? I would say it wouldn’t be anything like being at a protest or anything like that." (1/4)

https://twitter.com/OKnox/status/1351942555781328896

"It would be: When I was really young my mother would read me my Miranda Rights and make sure I knew them. My mom was not playing around."

#AmandaGorman (2/4)

"When you are a Black child growing up in America, our parents have to have what’s called ‘the talk’ with us. Except it’s not about the birds and the bees and our changing bodies, it’s about the potential destruction of our bodies."

#AmandaGorman (3/4)

"My mom wanted to make sure I was prepared to grow up with Black skin in America, and that was my first awakening to the political climate I was stepping into."

#AmandaGorman (4/4)

washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…