Americans Mark an Unconventional Inauguration as Biden Ascends to Presidency
Photo courtesy of Alison Vaughn
People across the country found ways to celebrate in small groups or on Zoom, as the pandemic and concerns about violence altered traditional events.
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 3:58 PM
Updated: Jan 20, 2021 4:02 PM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
DETROIT Six young Black girls sat around a television in suburban Detroit on Wednesday, watching the presidential inauguration. Yes, they’d gotten together to see Joe Biden become president. But there was no mistaking their main focus: Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman, first Black person and first South Asian American to hold the office.