Young People Share Thoughts on Inauguration, Next Four Years

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🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday featured an optimistic address from President Biden and a stirring poem read by Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Many young people, some who voted for the first time to elect Biden, are looking for the new administration to tackle challenges such as climate change, immigration reform and the coronavirus pandemic. As part of Forum’s post-inauguration coverage, we’ll hear young people's reflections on Inauguration Day and their hopes for the next four years. We'll also hear national reporting from YR Media, a national network of young journalists and artists, on what issues youth want the Biden-Harris administration to prioritize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.7	Coming up on forum, the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris featured messages of healing and a poem read by Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S.
1:13.3	history.
1:13.6	If we merge mercy with might into might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change
1:23.6	our children's birthright.
1:26.6	Many young people, some who voted in their first presidential election last year, are looking
1:31.3	for change.
1:32.3	Big change from the Biden administration.
1:34.3	We get their thoughts and yours on what you want to see over the next four years.
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