Kamala Harris, shattering racial and gender barriers, makes history as first woman vice president
Sen. Kamala Harris made history three times Friday as the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American to be elected to the vice presidency, according to the Associated Press, which called the race
Harris’s election is a breakthrough for the Democratic Party. Several Black lawmakers told Yahoo News before Election Day that her elevation will serve as an inspiration for minority youth around the country.
“This represents a real sea change in how Black women will be viewed going forward in terms of our electability and our ability to deliver on the promise that is America,” said Rep. Terri Sewell, the first Black woman to represent Alabama in Congress.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a close friend and colleague of Harris’s, told Yahoo News the cultural impact of her win may be underestimated.
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Interesting that places like Turkey and Pakistan have had female heads of state but the U.S. still hasn't.
Of course Hillary would have been in 2016 if it weren't for the anachronism known as the electoral college.
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It is a thrilling moment.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN HISTORIC MOMENT.
