US inauguration poet Amanda Gorman: Security guard said I looked ‘suspicious’

“This is the reality of black girls: One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat”

Amanda Gorman (AP)

Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who captured hearts at the inauguration of US president Joe Biden, has said she was followed home by a security guard who demanded to know where she lived because she “looked suspicious”.

Writing on Twitter about the encounter on Friday night, she said: “I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building. He left, no apology.