'Could Have Been Our Own': Harris Nomination Hailed As Win For Representation

Brown, a co-founder of Black Voters Matter, was one of the activists whoand his team to select a Black woman to join him on the ticket. Her phone rang, and a friend told her,"We won. We've got a Black VP."

Political leaders, community advocates and activists are cheering Harris' addition to the Democratic ticket as a powerful elevation of a woman of color, one that could change the perception of who is seen as a leader in the United States. "Joe Biden had the audacity to choose a Black woman to be his running mate," Harris said."How incredible is that? And what a statement that is about Joe Biden that he decided that he was going to do that thing that was about breaking one of the most substantial barriers that has existed in our country, and that he made that decision with whatever risks that brings."

Mythili Sampathkumar, a freelance journalist who is on the board of the South Asian Journalists Association, said her parents sent her a message after Harris' selection, saying that they were proud that the world is recognizing South Indian women. But her own feelings have been complex.

Kamala Harris voted against a bill that would set requirements to care for infants born alive after a failed abortion. Instead Senator Harris voted on the side that would allow the newborn baby to suffer and die without any medical care given to the baby to save its life.

Identity politics should be rejected.

Now that is one good, Noble, political picture

Will her family be paying reparations for being slave owners? Or do we not care about that anymore?

It could, despite her failure as a leader

'In your face' is not a leadership quality.

She serves the donor class the same as Biden. No diversity on that will ever be allowed on a Democratic ticket.

Voters, not so much.

activists.

It’s about time!

This is just so awesome, so truly inspiring. It almost makes me inclined to dream that someday in my lifetime we might even have a Black President!

What about her father bragging about owning slaves?

How many articles extolling diversity while reducing Harris to a stereotype will we see this year?

Pretty sad the only reason dems are supporting her is because she's a poc

A curious selection.

NPR made their selection of the party they would endorse prior to Biden or Harris being selected....or even Trump being selected in 2016

Even their own democratic party hated her so much she didn't even make it to Iowa. But now she is so awesome.

Many didn't and don't consider her black, but brown, especially since she married outside the religion and race in a Hindu ceremony, and was a merciless prosecutor of blacks, etc. Blacks wanted a black woman who has long roots in America, the ones senile Biden passed over. UGH!

Please also report on the hate she is receiving from certain factions of the black community

Ok, if she is so wonderful, why did you skate over her before instead of picking another fossil.

The same kamala that didn't prosecute pedos in the church? Or blocked DNA evidence? That kamala?

npr why is no one in the news discussing the owner of the lolsurprisedolls Isaaclarian he is obviously a disgusting human being and most likely a pedophile. It’s clear that he is paying off the news and the social media accounts because all the content it’s getting deleted.

A hundred years after the 19th amendment is passed and we're just now getting that a woman can sit in high office?

Thank you npr for being honest. Nope not all Indian-Americans are excited or thrilled or claiming her as our own and we aren’t a monolith. We had nutxases before and now Bobby, Dinesh, Pramila and Ro Khanna and sensible ones like Raja Krishnamoorthi, Nikki and more

How much in reparation's are her family buying for keeping hundreds of slaves. Buying and trading human beings?

She needs to pay reparations for the slaves her family owned.

Cool, nothing changes people's lives for the better more than perception.

I strongly believe that someday we will cheer a person as a 'Strong Leader' and her accomplishments, who has been added to a ticket - without her gender, her race, without her origins playing a role. That someday might be a normal day when AOC is on a ticket

Yeah, like President Obama!

This is a great move. As was the presidency of BarackObama

Her family owned slaves. nough said.

Shouldn’t we judge by the content of our character and not the color of our skin? Maybe that was just a dream...

how is this news?

Wow. She is just plain awful

Judge Frees Man Who Spent More Than 13 Years In Prison For Crime He Says He Didn’t Commit Judge rips Harris' office for hiding problems via SFGate

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