Trivia: Who was the first Black poet to speak at a presidential inauguration?
Amanda Gorman
Maya Angelou
Gwendolyn Brooks
Rita Dove
The correct answer is Maya Angelou
So why is this answer correct? : Maya Angelou became the first Black poet to speak at a presidential inauguration when she read “On the Pulse of the Morning” at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993. Angelou never formally served as U.S. Poet Laureate, but she did win a Grammy for a recording of her speech.