Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris Makes History, Becomes 2nd Black Woman Elected to US Senate
On Tuesday, California elected state Attorney General Kamala Harris to represent it in the U.S. Senate. Harris is the first new senator for the state in 24 years—the first black politician to represent the state—and only the second black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Harris, 52, entered the race after Sen. Barbara Boxer announced…
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For Colored Folk Who Have Considered Suicide When This Election Was Too Much
There is not a lot of joy this election season. Everyone knows that we probably won’t live to see another ridiculously upbeat campaign season like 2008, when it was literally “cool” to go out and vote for then-Sen. Barack Obama, but 2016 has been an emotional letdown nonetheless. The choice between Hillary Clinton, with her…
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Why Hip-Hop Is Dead, Reason No. 435: Watch Calif. Congresswoman Dab During Debate
I hate hip-hop dances and the new “All lives matter” Cam Newton, and I blame both of them for what happened Wednesday evening, when a California Senate race between Democrats Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez included the dab. Sanchez, a congresswoman who represents California’s 46th District, was over her time when the moderator let her…
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Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris Scores Comfortable Win in US Senate Primary
California Attorney General Kamala Harris easily came through as the victor in the state’s Senate primary, beating out her competition with 40 percent of the vote, based on 76 percent of precincts reporting, the Washington Post reports. These means that Harris will be facing fellow Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Orange County, who trailed Harris with…
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Bad-Ass, Kick-Ass Black Female Lawyers Are Running 2015
Three thoughts going through my head while watching and reading about Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s press conference this morning: 1. Add me to the line of cynics genuinely surprised that the entire book seems to be getting thrown at these officers. Not only was one of them charged with murder — which, while (somewhat)…