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Don’t understand why it’s a big deal that Kamala Harris is VP?

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BergensiaJanuary 25, 2021

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Until Red box? She would have been enslaved.
Until Blue box? She couldn’t vote.
Until Yellow box? She had to attend a segregated school.
Until Green one? She couldn’t have her own bank account.

If you’ve seen this iconic image of Kamala Harris, first Black VP, & Ruby Bridges, the first child to desegregate an all-white school—think about this Ms Bridges is alive & well & only 10 years older than VP Harris
This isn’t ancient history—It’s now [Image credit—Bria Goeller]

It’s time for new leadership. https://t.co/RFpSbBqU5r

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 29, 2020

“[Kamala Harris] was told time and time again in her life, ‘wait your turn.’ Or ‘it’s not yet your time.’ Or ‘you can’t win.’ Yet, like her forebears, she persisted,” writes @IAmSophiaNelson.https://t.co/wc0JYBCcyh

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 12, 2020

Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?

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