- “My mother understood very well she was raising two black daughters. She knew that her adopted homeland would see Maya and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident black women,” she said.
- Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was raised in a family of “political activism and civic leadership;” holding roles helping refugees, women and victims of domestic violence in India, according to BBC.
- In May, she introduced a bill condemning “Chinese virus” as racist and denounced the steep rise in anti-Asian attacks and hate crimes.
- The newly appointed running mate also “served as the first woman District Attorney in San Francisco’s history, and as the first African American woman and South Asian American woman in California to hold the office,” from 2004-2010, according to California Office of the Attorney General.
- Harris is for sex work, marijuana legalization, medicare for all, the environment and battling climate change, abortion rights, banning assault weapons, closing the income gap, and more, according to Axios.
- “I need someone who understands the pain that so many people in our nation are suffering. Whether they’ve lost their job, their business, a loved one to this virus. This president says he ‘doesn’t want to be distracted by it’. He doesn’t understand that taking care of the people of this nation — all the people — isn’t a distraction — it’s the job. Kamala understands that,” Biden said.
- “Her record of accomplishment — fighting tooth and nail for what’s right — is why I’m choosing her. There is no door Kamala won’t knock on, no stone she’ll leave unturned, if it means making life better — for the people.”