Foo Fighters and Bruce Springsteen are among the new names added to the star-studded
Celebrating America inauguration special this coming week that will take place saluting President-elect Joe Biden as he takes office.
The prime-time special, that will take place on the evening on Jan. 20, will also include John Legend, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington and the previously announced Jon Bon Jovi, Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake and Demi Lovato. The 90-minute special will also include remarks from Biden and his Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
It s one of several musical salutes during inauguration week. The inauguration committee has also revealed that Lady Gaga will sing the National Anthem at Biden s swearing in ceremony while Jennifer Lopez will provide a musical performance.
Rep. Iman Jodeh, D-Aurora, finds being a member of the Colorado House almost surreal.
The first Muslim and Palestinian-American elected to the Colorado General Assembly said she never considered running for elected office before it all just fell together.
“I’m not used to it yet,” she said in an interview at HiRa Cafe & Patisserie in Aurora, a block away from where she grew up.
“I was never advocating or doing social justice work to build a track record,” Jodeh (pronounced E-man JU-dah) said. “The end game was never to be an elected (official).”
It was to give a voice and to help others in need, she said, whether through the Interfaith Alliance or Meet the Middle East, the non-profit she started 10 years ago to build relationships between citizens in the United States and the Middle East.
The "Parade Across America' will be streamed at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Inauguration Day. The virtual parade will feature performances from Jon Stewart, New Radicals, Nathan Apodaca, Jason Campbell and Earth, Wind & Fire.