Here is the stunning transformation of Kamala Harris.
The two met while studying at Berkeley where they both took part in the civil rights movement.
AsBerkeleysideexplained, Harris and her sisterMayagrew up in a segregated Berkeley due to racist housing policies known asredlining.
But I think they grew up as Black children who are now Black women."
“My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters,” Harris wrote.
Harris certainly is lucky to have such an astute mother!
However, the majority of her sense of self comes from her mother.
Harris visited India where she was greatly influenced by her mother’s father.
She went on to explain that her first-grade teacher made a significant impact on her approach to learning.
The book is by Meena Harris, Kamala’s niece, and is calledKamala and Maya’s Big Idea.
When the landlord refused, Kamala wrote a letter and organized a troop of volunteers from the neighborhood children.
Eventually, the girls were successful.
And it was there that Harris no longer felt part of a minority.
At Howard, Harris joined Alpha Kappa Alpha, the oldest historically Black sorority.
She attended the University of California’s Hastings College of Law, according toForbes.
Harris once recalled how she was leading a sort of double life at the time.
Apparently, she waslivingwith her sister Maya, who, at the time, was raising her newborn.
Trust Harris to manage law school and helping to take care of a little one at the same time!
“I’m so glad she has discovered her Indian-ness.
It’s sudden, but I absolutely love that it’s happening.
It’s not something she has exhibited over the years.”
Apparently, Hudlin’s wife was close friends with Harris and came up with the whole idea.
I really like you, and I want to see if we can make this work."
And work it did.
In 2014, the couple married.
Harris went on to describe themulticultural ceremonyin her book (viaJewish Tampa Federation).
It sounds like this couple has been going strong since the very beginning.
Harris, thus, became the children’s stepmother, as she explained toElle.
Cole and Ella, Emhoff’s children, were welcoming and friendly to Harris from the beginning.
“They are brilliant, talented, funny kids who have grown to be remarkable adults.
Over the years, the family has become incredibly tight-knit.
AsVoxpointed out, her prison diversion program and her racial bias training program for police officers were one-of-a-kind reforms.
Yet, asVoxexplained, “Harris’s supporters argue that these criticisms sell her short.”
TheLos Angeles Timescommented that her win was a hugely significant step towards equal representation in U.S. Congress.
Harris used her victory speech as an opportunity to rouse her supporters for the coming years under President Trump.
I say we fight!”
Joe Biden won the place on the ticket.
The historical announcement was reportedly well-received by Jamaicans and Indians around the world.
For instance,Sanjay Jha, an Indian political commentator, said that Biden’s choice for V.P.
was a “triumph of diversity and democracy.”
Some have evencomparedthe vice-presidential nominee with another history-making politician:Barack Obama.
However, according toThe Washington Post,Harris has no wish to be compared to former President Obama.
