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More big stars like Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria have also been confirmed to join the upcoming presidential inauguration as the new U.S. leader is sworn in at the Capitol. Jan 16, 2021
Joe Biden s inauguration celebration.
The stars have all been added to the line-up for the
Celebrating America TV special, which will be hosted by
Tom Hanks on Wednesday (20Jan21) after the Democratic Party leader and his Vice President,
Kamala Harris, are sworn in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
As previously announced,
On Thursday my colleague at sister site
Hot Air, Karen Townsend, wrote a piece about the upcoming Joe Biden-Kamala Harris inauguration with a rhetorical (and cheeky) headline: “Can Tom Hanks Bring America Together For Biden’s Inauguration?” Along with some inconvenient facts about exactly which companies are helping to foot the bill for the event through hefty donations to Biden’s Inauguration Committee (think: Big Tech), it also gave a comprehensive outline of the star-studded prime time event coming up next Wednesday after the swearing-in ceremony.
Hanks is Hollywood’s idea of an actor with a non-partisan appeal. He’s been chosen to host a 90-minute primetime Inauguration Day Special titled
Title: Victor Trammell for Your Black World | Photo credits: Drew Angerer for Getty Images
POTUS-elect Joe Biden has nominated Atlanta Mayor
Keisha Lance Bottoms (pictured) to be the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Vice-Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Protection.
Bottoms, who had been an early supporter of the U.S. government’s incoming chief executive (she endorsed him in July 2020), had been suggested for a cabinet position in a Biden presidency during his campaign. However, she turned it down in December 2020.
“I’m ready to build on our party’s progress to make a better future for all Americans,” Lance-Bottoms said in a Twitter post.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) An Oakland chef is celebrating the upcoming inauguration by honoring the nation s first woman Vice President-elect and Bay Area Native, Kamala Harris.
Chef Robert Dorsey is serving up a special take-out meal featuring one of Harris favorite dish, seafood gumbo.
East Bay Chef, Robert Dorsey, is serving up a special “Inauguration Day Dinner” to celebrate the Biden/ Harris administration.
Harris and Dorsey attended Thousand Oaks Elementary school in Berkeley and had the same first grade teacher, Mrs. Frances Wilson. I had Mrs. Wilson for the first and second grade so I had the luxury of having her two years, said Robert Dorsey, Chef and Owner of Robert Dorsey Catering and Events. It wasn t until five or six years ago that I realized that Vice president-elect also had Mrs. Wilson as a teacher. Prior to learning this, Mrs. Wilson had been one of the instrumental individuals of my life. She was one of the first individuals that gave me hope and gave me
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