Amanda Gorman tells of being followed by security guard who said she looked 'suspicious'

Poet, acclaimed for her performance at Joe Biden's inauguration, tweeted this is the reality of black girls'

Amanda Gorman, the poet who won acclaim for her performance at Joe Biden's inauguration, has told of being followed home and accosted by a security guard who allegedly claimed she looked suspicious.

She said the incident, on Friday night, was emblematic of the reality of black girls" in the US, in which one day you're called an icon" but the next day considered a threat.