Richard Blanco, a gay Cuban American poet who served as the Presidential Inaugural Poet for President Obama's second inauguration in 2013, says the humanities can help the country begin to heal from the Trump presidency.
After receiving a record 81 million votes, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Kamala D. Harris will make history for the Democratic Party and the nation, when they’re sworn in as President and Vice President, respectively, of the United States of America.
Biden, 78, will become the nation’s 46th Commander in Chief after serving as vice president in the Obama Administration and nearly four decades in the U.S. Senate. Harris, 56, the former Attorney General of California turned U.S. Senator, will shatter new barriers as the first woman and first Black and Southeast Asian American to serve as Vice President.
Garth Brooks, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen among stars set for Biden inauguration events
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Other events and festivities are planned that day, including a star-studded TV special.(Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)
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Big names in the entertainment world including Garth Brooks, Tom Hanks, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez and John Legend will take part in events planned on Jan. 20 for Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States.
Lady Gaga plans to sing the national anthem at the swearing-in ceremony for Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks will perform at this event, as well. National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman will recite her poem “The Hill We Cl