When Kamala Harris wants to make a particularly strong point, there’s one person she almost always quotes: her mother. It’s a reflection of what Harris and those who know her best will readily say: Much of who she is today traces back to her childhood in Berkeley in the 1960s and early ’70s.
"It was on Bancroft Way that @KamalaHarris spent her formative yrs w/her single mother, Shyamala, and sister, Maya. Today, former neighbors reminisce after her selection as @JoeBiden's running mate."
From #AD15—to VP nominee—we're so proud of our Senator!https://t.co/4Whh3yb7rb
— Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) August 15, 2020
Fifty-one years ago, Kamala Harris was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley’s public schools. Now she is the first Black woman and first Asian American woman named to a major party presidential ticket. https://t.co/SPvlElWTkp
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) August 15, 2020