It’s Time To Talk About Kamala Harris, Colorism & Who Gets To Be First Refinery29 1/18/2021 Brea Baker
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and I have a few things in common. To start, we are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. the first (and
finest) historically Black sorority. Thirty years may separate our entrance into this sisterhood (Harris joined in the Spring of 1986; and I did in 2016), but we both had the honor of being a part of a community that centers us in a world that continues to push us to the back.
Aside from their success and Alpha Kappa Alpha membership, these “first” women and I have something else in common: we all have a light complexion that indisputably opens doors darker-skinned Black people historically haven’t been able to walk through. From the brown paper bag test to Hollywood casting that favors fairer skin, America is rooted in systems that reinforce colorism and protect narratives of white supremacy. Often, t
WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice-president and the first Black woman and the firs
Jan 18, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies, his incoming chief of staff said Sunday.
Biden intends a series of executive actions in his first hours after his inauguration, an opening salvo in what is shaping up as a 10-day blitz of steps to reorient the country without waiting for Congress, aide Ron Klain said.
Klain told CNN’s “State of the Union” that Biden, in his inaugural address to the nation, will deliver “a message of moving this country forward. A message of unity. A message of getting things done.”