By JULIA BARAJAS - STAFF WRITER - LA TIMES Amanda Gorman, all of 22, became the youth poet laureate of Los Angeles at age 16 in 2014 and the first national youth poet laureate three years later. On Wednesday, January 20, 2021 she became the youngest poet to write and recite a piece at a presidential inauguration, following in the considerably more...
President Joe Biden’s Inauguration - January 20, 2021 BY AKILI KING VOGUE YENE DAMTEW HAIRSTYLIST I’ve always been a stylist at heart,” says Yene Damtew, the hairstylist who coiffed Michelle Obama’s flawless look at the 2021 inauguration. “Growing up, you’d always find me with a doll in hand, styling her hair.” Damtew quickly became her neighborhood’s go-to hair expert. Then, at the age of...
Captain Andrea Hall of the South Fulton, Georgia, Fire Department delivers the Pledge of Allegiance during the 2021 Inauguration of President Joe Biden. At the inauguration, Captain Hall recited the 31-word pledge out loud, while simultaneously leading the pledge in American Sign Language. Andrea Hall, 47, became the First Black Woman to be named Captain of the City of South Fulton...
Present at Joe Biden’s Inauguration January 20, 2021 Source February 12, 2021: ALANA WISE - NPR,Twitter Two weeks after Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman potentially saved lives while face-to-face with a violent mob at the U.S. Capitol, he returned to the building as the escort for Vice President Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day. Goodman, who was lauded as a hero for leading...
Kamala Harris created history for the first time on January 20, 2021 when she was sworn in as Joe Biden’s Vice President, becoming the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to hold the second-highest U.S. office. Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who became Vice President of the United States. Harris served as...
Turkey, football and the Macy’s Day Parade may be Thanksgiving go-to, but the holiday can have so much more depth when you incorporate some truly unique family Thanksgiving traditions that will stick with people for years to come. Looking to add fun Thanksgiving traditions to your family’s holiday repertoire? Here are 10 meaningful and creative ideas the whole family will cherish.
Every day choices about what you eat and drink, how much screen time and sleep you get, and how you move, impact your health and quality of life. Healthful choices play a major role in preventing and treating health problems—such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. By focusing on good nutrition and physical activity, you can reduce your...
