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Poet Richard Blanco shaking hands with President Barack Obama at the Presidential inauguration in January. (Photo/AP)

President Obama invites his inaugural poet Richard Blanco for intimate chat

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Poet Richard Blanco says he was more nervous today than when he recited the inaugural poem, “One Today,” to nearly one million people this past January. … Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Poet Richard Blanco speaks at the podium at the U.S. Capitol building as Washington prepares for U.S. President Barack Obama's second inauguration on January 20, 2013. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Poet Richard Blanco reveals what it was like at the inauguration

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Yesterday, Richard Blanco, at 44, reached the ranks of renowned poets, Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. Like them, he was handpicked by the White House to give an … Read More

In his Inaugural speech, President Obama advocated for progress on immigration, gay rights, women's pay and voting rights.

In forceful speech, Obama invokes immigration amidst strong Latino presence

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It was an Inaugural ceremony that markedly showed the growing Latino presence in American cultural and political life.  The nation's first Puerto Rican Supreme … Read More

Gustavo Cinfuentes (L) and Greg Josken hug near the U.S. Capitol building as they stand on the National Mall waiting for the start of the Inauguration ceremony on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

[PHOTOS] Latinos celebrate President Obama’s 2013 inauguration

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Eva Longoria Actress Eva Longoria, co-chair of both the inaugural committee and President Obama's re-election campaign,  kicked off a week of … Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Poet Richard Blanco speaks during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

[VIDEO] Poet Richard Blanco delivers inaugural poem, “One Today”

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Watch Cuban-American poet, Richard Blanco, deliver the inaugural poem, "One Today," during President Barack Obama's inauguration. One Today One sun rose on … Read More

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Poets’ family joins hundreds to witness inaugural address in South Florida

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Family of Cuban-American poet, Richard Blanco, join hundreds of others in South Florida for a special watch party to witness President President Barack Obama's … Read More

Richard Blanco, Inaugural poet, on his inspiration behind his poem

Richard Blanco on his inspiration for the inaugural poem

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In an interview with NBC News, the nation's first Latino inaugural poet, Richard Blanco, said he wrote his poem thinking of President Obama’s culturally … Read More

Palmview High School Mariachi and Folklore group, Mission, Texas, on November 27, 2012. (Photo/Rogelio Escobedo, Jr./"El Gallinero" Productions)

[PHOTOS] 10 Latinos to watch at President Obama’s inauguration

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Today is the day that President Barack Obama gets inaugurated into his second term as President of the United States, and it’s also an important day for … Read More

Mexican rock band Maná with President Obama. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Maná to perform at Obama’s inaugural ball

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Sonia Sotomayor, Richard Blanco and Luis Leon have already added Latino participation to President Obama's inauguration on Monday, but now the celebratory … Read More

Luis Leon, will deliver the closing prayer for President Obama's inauguration. (Getty Images)

The Latino inauguration? Reverend Luis Leon to offer inauguration prayer

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It's beginning to look like a Latino inauguration is the theme for President Obama's second term, as Father Luis Leon joins poet Richard Blanco, the first … Read More