Vertie Hodge, 74, weeps during an Inauguration Day party near Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Houston on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 after President Barack Obama delivered his speech after taking the oath of office, becoming the first black president in the United States. (Houston Chronicle photo, Mayra Beltran) ... I'm a little late with this but The Boston Globe's The Big Picture blog has posted some powerful images from the inauguration.