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When Kamala Harris was sworn in as the vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021, it marked many firsts. Not only did she become the first woman to ever take on the second-highest office in the land, but as a child of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, she was also the first Black and first South Asian American to do so. Of course, being first is nothing new to the 59-year-old whose résumé is brimming with trailblazing achievements.
And so, I think that we know what they are trying to do.” As for being Black, she put it plainly: “I’m Black, and I’m proud of being Black. I was born Black. I will die Black, and I’m not going to make excuses for anybody because they don’t understand.” As a child, she was included and excluded because of her race “I grew up going to a Black Baptist Church and a Hindu temple,” Harris recalled in a 2015 interview with the Los Angeles Times.
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