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Amanda Gorman: Meet The First African-American Youth Poet Laureate | TODAY

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Despite a speech impediment, 19-year-old Amanda Gorman is the first-ever Youth Poet Laureate in the U.S. Much of her work is about social justice, which she attributes to her mother, a teacher. Jenna Bush Hager sits down with her for Breaking Through TODAY, our series marking Black History Month.

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Amanda Gorman: Meet The First African-American Youth Poet Laureate | TODAY
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