In her historic address tonight, Kamala Harris focused on matters of race, arguing that “structural racism” had compounded the coronavirus’s consequences for communities of color across America
As Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday night — becoming the first Black woman and first Asian American to join a major party presidential ticket — she argued that “structural racism” had compounded the coronavirus’s consequences for communities of color across America.
It was Shyamala who taught Harris and her sister, Maya, “to believe public service is a noble cause and the fight for justice is a shared responsibility,” Harris said — values that shaped the candidate’s ascent from San Francisco district attorney to California attorney general to U.S. senator. Harris spoke glowingly of Biden’s late son Beau, a fellow state attorney general from Delaware, and praised the former vice president’s involvement in legislation that included the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, the Violence Against Women Act and the Recovery Act. While Trump “turns our tragedies into political weapons,” she said, “Joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose.”
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