Tag Archives: inauguration
Day 1
Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
Performers Take To the Streets For Inaugural Parade
Bands from Barack and Michelle Obama's alma maters perform
At least 93 organizations from across the country accepted an invitation to march in President…
By Brittany Hutson
Revelers Gather in Harlem to Watch History Being Made
Bonds are formed in witnessing dream come true
Out in the fresh air of 125th Street in Harlem, New York just minutes after…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
New York Watches with Anticipation as Obama Becomes President
Children beam with excitement, intellectuals beam with pride
In contrast to the elementary excitement at Democracy College Prep School–where everyone is excited just…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
It’s Really Happening
It is, indeed, a glorious day, a perfect first day of the Presidential administration of Barack Obama.
It is, indeed, a glorious day, a perfect first day of the Presidential administration of…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Vendors Capitalize on Obamamania
Merchandise sold in 4 inaugural zones around the Washington Mall
As 2 million people flood the streets of Washington D.C. today to witness Barack Obama…
By Brittany Hutson
Record-Setting Crowd on Cold, Cloudy Day
Security measures and crowd capacity are expected to be unprecented as President-elect Barack Obama…
By Janell Hazelwood
Somehow, the Word ‘Crowd’ Doesn’t Quite Say It
Did I say there was a crowd at the Greenbelt, Md., Metro station this morning?…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
A Cold Morning in a New America
It’s a great day in America. And God, it’s too cold.
Joining the crowd in Greenbelt,…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
25 Years…And Change
I am back where it all began, in Washington, D.C., to cover the presidential inauguration of one Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
The presidential inauguration of Barack Obama brings me full circle. My first ever professional reporting…
