Kid Rock, who has been outspoken about his conservative views , was referring to his performance at the 2009 Youth Inaugural Ball , held after Barack Obama ’s first swearing-in. Kanye West and Fall Out Boy were among the other music acts at that event.

For some Black women, the high road led to the nation’s memorial to the civil rights leader.

On the day of Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration, Michelle Obama is setting her sights elsewhere. Here’s what she’s up to outside of Washington D.C.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.

Their presence is complicity. The real question isn’t why Michelle Obama won’t attend Trump’s inauguration. The real question is: Why are so many people still willing to stand next to him?

Former first lady Michelle Obama was not among the guests at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration today, her second time in two weeks missing a high-profile gathering of former presidents and first ladies in Washington,

Donald Trump will be sworn into office for the second time on January 20, after defeating Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election—but Michelle Obama will not be there to mark the moment. A spokesperson for the Obama family confirmed to People ahead of the day that the former first lady would skip the ceremony,

The inauguration was the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

The former first lady had offered no explanation for her decision not to attend next week's swearing-in ceremony.

She’s never been fake… She’s always been very deliberate about where and how she shows up,” a source told Page Six.

Michelle Obama will not join her husband, Barack Obama, at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the former first couple confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan. 14