Essence gu™
  • FASHION
    • FASHION NEWS
    • ACCESSORIES
    • FEATURES
    • FASHION WEEK
  • BEAUTY
    • SKIN
    • MAKEUP
    • HAIR
    • NAILS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • GU JAMS
    • FILM
    • TV
    • RADIO
    • BOOKS
    • TECH
    • SPORTS
  • WELLNESS
    • RELATIONSHIPS
    • SEX
    • HEALTH
    • FOOD
    • ASTROLOGY
  • BUSINESS
    • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • MONEY
    • CAREERS
    • ADVICE
  • FEEDBACK
    • NEWS
    • IDENTITY
    • ACTIVISM
    • POLITICS
    • LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
  • SHOPPING
    • FASHION
    • BEAUTY
    • TECH
    • LIFESTYLE
  • Videos
  • GU Summit 2024
  • ESSENCE.COM
  • SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Subscribe to Trending News

Our weekly newsletter with the latest celebrity news, fashion updates, interviews and exclusive offers!

Your email is required.
Your email is in invalid format.
Confirm email is required.
Email did not match.
By clicking Subscribe Now, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. By supplying your cell phone number, you consent to receive marketing messages from ESSENCE. Please note that standard messaging rates apply from your provider.
  • FASHION
    • FASHION NEWS
    • ACCESSORIES
    • FEATURES
    • FASHION WEEK
  • BEAUTY
    • SKIN
    • MAKEUP
    • HAIR
    • NAILS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • GU JAMS
    • FILM
    • TV
    • RADIO
    • BOOKS
    • TECH
    • SPORTS
  • WELLNESS
    • RELATIONSHIPS
    • SEX
    • HEALTH
    • FOOD
    • ASTROLOGY
  • BUSINESS
    • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • MONEY
    • CAREERS
    • ADVICE
  • FEEDBACK
    • NEWS
    • IDENTITY
    • ACTIVISM
    • POLITICS
    • LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
  • SHOPPING
    • FASHION
    • BEAUTY
    • TECH
    • LIFESTYLE
  • Videos
  • GU Summit 2024
  • ESSENCE.COM
  • SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
Home • Bo$$y

Poet Amanda Gorman Covers TIME's Black Renaissance Issue

"We’re living in an important moment in Black art because we’re living in an important moment in Black life," Gorman says.
Poet Amanda Gorman Covers TIME’s Black Renaissance Issue
By Brooklyn White · Updated May 1, 2024

On February 4, TIME unveiled their latest covering featuring inaugural poet and author Amanda Gorman. For the issue, the history making 22-year-old speaks with former first lady Michelle Obama.

“We’re here to talk about the current renaissance in Black art—this surge of creativity we’ve seen over the past six years or so,” Obama begins one question. “What do you make of calling this period a ‘renaissance’? And where do you see yourself within it?,” she then poses.

Gorman responds with, “We’re living in an important moment in Black art because we’re living in an important moment in Black life. Whether that’s looking at what it means politically to have an African-­American President before Trump, or looking at what it means to have the Black Lives movement become the largest social movement in the United States.”

Poet Amanda Gorman Covers TIME’s Black Renaissance Issue

She then added, “What’s been exciting for me is I get to absorb and to live in that creation I see from other African-­American artists that I look up to. But then I also get to create art and participate in that historical record…. In all the forms of expression of human life, we’re seeing that artistry be informed by the Black experience. I can’t imagine anything more exciting than that.”

Fashion styling for the cover was done by Jason Bolden; makeup by Autumn Moultrie—The Wall Group; dress by Greta Constantine. The image was shot by Awol Erizku.

The issue also features 25 definitive works from The Black Renaissance chosen by esteemed panelists, including: author Ibram X. Kendi, Golden Globe-winning director Ava Duvernay, filmmaker dream hampton, Oscar-winner Matthew Cherry, ‘Sylvie’s Love’ star Tessa Thompson, comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero and more.

On February 7, Gorman will make history as the first person to ever perform an original poem at the Superbowl.

The Feb. 15/Feb. 22, 2021 issue of TIME is on sale as of Friday, February 5.

TOPICS:  Amanda Gorman Michelle Obama
Connecticut Family Seeks Answers After Lauren Smith-Fields Was Found Unresponsive In Her Apartment

COMPANY
INFORMATION

OUR COMPANY
CONTACT US
JOB OPPORTUNITIES

SUBSCRIBE

NEWSLETTERS
DISCOVER MORE EVENTS
Follow Us

MORE ON
ESSENCE GU™

HOME
RELATIONSHIPS
BEAUTY
HAIR
FASHION
EVENTS

ESSENCE GU™ is part of ESSENCE Ventures

ESSENCE GU™ may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.

©2023 ESSENCE Ventures. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Essence.com Advertising Terms