Black Hollywood reacts to the inauguration of our new President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Breathing a collective sigh of relief, social media was buzzing with messages as Joseph R. Biden officially became the 46th President of the United States, along with Kamala Harris, as Vice President, making her the highest ranking woman in US history, and our first African American AND Asian Vice President. The ceremony went off without a hitch with performances from Latina superstar Jennifer Lopez and the beautiful and brilliant young African American poet Laureate Amanda Gorman who spoke of bravery and hope. Black Hollywood Reacts To Biden-Harris Inauguration
Congratulatory messages flooded in via social media to President Biden and Vice President Harris from celebs like Oprah who said “In tears watching this extraordinary moment for women in the US and the world” and Angela Bassett who said “… today we’re ALLLL good! God bless you REAL good @joebiden and @kamalaharris. ” And Kerry Washington who said “…Today I want to celebrate And pray And revel in our tremendous power ….” Dionne Warwick posted on twitter, “What a happy day it is #inauguration” in a congratulatory message on Twitter.
Shonda Rhimes posted a photo of four brown girls watching the inauguration with the caption “Brown girls no longer just dreaming,” in response to our historic Vice President, Kamala Harris. Comedian and actress Phoebe Robinson wrote “…on this day, I choose gratitude. I choose joy. I choose hope. And I surrender to this unbelievable and historic moment.”
In a flurry of nonstop hilarious posts today with play-by-play commentary about everything inauguration-related, Leslie Jones, along with the rest of us, showed genuine awe of Amanda Gorman, posting “Wooooow was not this together at her age!” And Kerry Washington praised Amanda Gorman saying “Lets all SEE and BE the light this country needs …”
Michelle Obama also posted about the amazing poet Amanda Gorman saying “With her strong and poignant words @amandagorman reminds us of the power we each hold in upholding our democracy…”
Celebrities and non-celebs alike are grateful and proud today that our democracy works. Our votes and our voices were heard today. Congratulations to President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President, Kamala Harris!
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