Students will be inspired to know they can make a difference when examining the life and writing of Amanda Gorman. 

As a lover of African-American literature, poetry, in general and as an American-African mom I was inspired by Gorman's life story, example and, much more important, her message of hope and unity. As a homeschool mom, I was teaching my young sons, and one of them asked if everybody knew about her. When my homeschool lesson was over I told them I would tell others. This class is the result of that promise to them.

Cheryl Carter, the writing coach, endearingly known as Professor Cheryl, for the way she methodically targets the stop-blocks that prohibit her clients from moving them ahead in completing their writing projects. Over the years, she has worked with authors writing educational, religion, science, business, and popular culture books. Professor Cheryl knows how to motivate emerging writers to overcome procrastination, literary lags and time constraints. She is the author of an ever-growing number of titles and has been published traditionally and independently. 

Professor Cheryl is also a college professor, who currently teaches English and writing classes. She also teaches creative writing, media and culturally relevant biography classes on Outschool.com. Professor Cheryl has an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA in English. She has also completed graduate study in special education, college admissions and counseling, and is currently a creative writing doctoral student. Professor Cheryl holds a graduate certificate in College Advisement from Columbia University A fierce advocate for education empowerment, Professor Cheryl is also the CEO of Collegiate Learning, an academic company that prepares learners for scholastic college success. Additionally, Professor Cheryl, a personal historian created the innovative personal history initiative, Family-as-Biographers.

Parents may want to purchase Gorman's book of poetry or her upcoming children's book after the class, if their learners are excited about Amanda Gorman's poetry after taking the class.