Want more black creatives? Stop cutting arts funding
By Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario, Word in Black On Inauguration Day in January 2021, many were left spellbound by Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb.” As the youngest inaugural poet and first national youth poet laureate, Gorman’s words were both poignant and powerful. However, as the social media buzz surrounding her delivery began to subside, a critical