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January 13th, 2009 |
 
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Monday that Sunday’s kick-off event, We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, will feature performances from Beyonce, Sheryl Crow, and Bruce Springsteen.
 
Also scheduled to hit the stage are Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, James Taylor, Will.i.a.m, Stevie Wonder, Renee Fleming, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley and Jennifer Nettles. Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages, while Reverend V. Gene Robinson will give the invocation.
 
“Our intention is to root the event in history, celebrating the moments when our nation has united to face great challenges and prevail,” George Stevens Jr., the gala’s executive producer, said in a statement. “We will combine historical readings by prominent actors with music from an array of the greatest stars of today.”

 
The event, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is free to the public and will be broadcast from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST by HBO on Sunday, Jan. 18.
 
Source: HipHopStan.com

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18 Comments »

  • bill said:

    WHO IS THIS GUY ? ALL THIS WILL NOT HELP HIM BE SUCCESSFUL, HE IS NOT GOD SO PEOPLE CALM DOWN, I WISH HIM LUCK. BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO WAKE UP TO THE MEDIA AND ALL THIS HYPE MADE BY ALL THESE STARS , WHO ARE ALL DEMOCRATS ANYWAY, ALL BIAS ONE SIDED. I PRAY HE WILL DO GOOD FOR THE USA !!!

    # 13 January 2009 at 7:12 pm
  • Abicat said:

    He is our new leader, bringing a new perspective and vision. We have every right to celebrate his first day of awesome and greatly needed change that we have worked and will continue to work so hard towards. This is an historic and very exciting regime change and time for America. We need to start things off in a positive, energetic and up-lifting way and this party event is exactly appropriate to mark this special beginning for the entire world. We all deserve it. Congratulations to all of us. Stand proud.

    # 13 January 2009 at 9:42 pm
  • CONFO said:

    Yea i feel you Abicat. Don’t know what Bill is on but this is going to be a great day and a much needed change for America. He hasn’t even got in office and already people are doubting him. I myself believe that he will make a change for the better. We just have got to give him a chance. GO OBAMA!!!

    # 15 January 2009 at 11:00 am
  • tanya91 said:

    bill, bush is moving back to texas and its obvious you should too

    # 15 January 2009 at 8:53 pm
  • tanya91 said:

    bill, bush is moving back to texas so should you. obama and the nation deserve this celebration

    # 15 January 2009 at 8:55 pm
  • dylan said:

    obama is gay he will screw the world over. mccain should be president

    # 16 January 2009 at 11:26 am
  • Bill Clinton said:

    Obama sucks he is a loser and doesnt deserve to be president of this great nation, of course it will be great untill noon jan 20 when OBAMA takes office, then we are all screwed

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:21 pm
  • big black said:

    give me an O
    give me a B
    give me an A
    give me an M
    give me an A

    whats that spell?????????????
    OBAMA!!!!!!!
    “WE” need change in america!!!!!!!!!!
    and he can do it

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:25 pm
  • shanequa said:

    i agree with big black woooooooooooooo

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:26 pm
  • shanequa said:

    yeeeeeeea

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:27 pm
  • shanequa said:

    POWER TO THE COLOR BABY

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:28 pm
  • Bill Clinton said:

    big black and shaquena are GAY

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:29 pm
  • Jamalll said:

    “WE” THE PEOPLE
    WILL take control
    its our turn

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:30 pm
  • Shontrell said:

    Thats right boi!!!!!!!!
    POWER TO THE PEOPLE
    “bow down crackas”

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:31 pm
  • Monique said:

    dont u white bois catch me on the curb!!!!

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:33 pm
  • Cassidi said:

    MEOW ! ! ! ! ! !
    GO BIG BLACK

    # 16 January 2009 at 12:36 pm
  • Karen C said:

    WHERE ARE THE DIXIE CHICKS????????? IF ANYONE SHOULD BE PERFORMING IT SHOULD BE THEM ON CENTER STAGE FOR ALL THEY HAD TO ENDURE OVER RABA DABA BUSH!!!!!!

    # 18 January 2009 at 1:02 pm
  • pebbles said:

    We the people of the united states of america must help our president to make a change. Do our duties a citizen and take responsibility for our actions and decisions. So many people are stuck on the situation because he is black. If he isn’t concerned about color why should everyone else.

    # 26 January 2009 at 2:48 am

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