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Kamala Harris pushes for charges in Jacob Blake shooting
Kamala Harris comments on Jacob Blake shooting. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr Creative Commons.
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris said based on the evidence that she has seen, the Kenosha, Wis. police officer who shot Jacob Blake should be charged with a crime.
On Sunday, a White police...
Why are Republicans intentionally mispronouncing Kamala Harris’ name?
Everyone from President Trump to Vice President Mike Pence to Fox News host Tucker Carlson have been mispronouncing Kamala Harris' name.
It's not like she's a new political figure. She's been in the U.S. Senate for more than two years. She ran for U.S. president, but now suddenly our nation's...
Amazon removes offensive Kamala Harris t-shirt
A t-shirt which used a vulgar term to describe Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a prostitute has been removed from sale by a third party seller on Amazon, reports USA Today.
A item sold by The Oxygen Bandit read Joe and the Hoe.
Attorney Demetria Edwards told CNN...
The power of language: Kamala Harris pays homage to Tamil heritage with ‘chittis’
One word at Wednesday night’s Democatic National Convention stood out more than others: chittis.
Kamala Harris, the first Asian American and first black woman to be nominated on a major party ticket, astounded audiences by using the Tamil endearment in her acceptance speech, The Washington Post reports.
“ raised us to...
Update: Kamala Harris first Asian and Black American to accept nomination of VEEP. AAPIs react
By Louis Chan, AsAmNews National Correspondent
(Editor's note: This post originally published Wednesday night has been updated with additional reaction from Asian Americans early Thursday morning.)
Sen Kamala Harris (D-CA), the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father became the first Asian and Black person tonight to accept the nomination...
Democratic Vice President Candidate Kamala Harris chooses Indian American as Press Secretary
Senator Kamala Harris appointed Indian American Sabrina Singh as the press secretary for her vice presidential campaign.
This 32-year old Indian American already has experience working with presidential candidates. Social News reported Singh worked as a press secretary for former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. She...
NBA photographer fired over derogatory Kamala Harris meme meant to mock Biden campaign logo
The NBA fired photographer Bill Baptist Friday after he posted an offensive Kamala Harris meme on his Facebook account Wednesday, BET reports.
Baptist, who worked with the Houston Rockets for decades, posted an image that altered the logo of the Biden campaign to read “Joe and the Hoe,” according to...
Opinion: Trump promotes “birther” attack on Kamala Harris in another lie
By Len Patel
It took Donald Trump five years to admit that Barack Obama was born in the United States after years of publicly questioning his citizenship. By that point, it didn't matter. The MAGA crowd had already been convinced Obama was not legally the president.
Now he's at...
Issues of Race: White NOW board member accused of posing as Asian American. Media erases Kamala Harris’ South Asian heritage
NOW Photo
A White board member for the National Organization for Women is allegedly attempting to gain an edge for reelection by listing herself as Asian American on campaign paperwork, the Daily Beast reports.
BJ Star suddenly and inexplicably identified herself as a woman of color despite identifying as White...
Kamala Harris is the First Asian American VP Candidate. What does that mean to Asian Americans?
by Akemi Tamanaha, Associate Editor
Asian Americans have shattered another glass ceiling. On Tuesday, Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris is both Indian American and Black, making her the first Asian American pick for a major-party ticket.
While many Asian Americans...
Joe Biden chooses Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate
Joe Biden announced today Senator Kamala Harris of California will be his nominee for Vice President. She is the first Indian American and Black woman to be nominated for Vice President in American history and also the first Asian American.
With 89 days until the 2020 presidential election, Biden announced...
Stop Kamala Harris campaign launched
Campaign photo
A group of Democrats are reportedly moving behind the scenes to stop Joe Biden from nominating Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) to be his running mate, reports CNBC.
Some are still upset at attacks Harris made during one of the early Democratic Presidential debates on Biden about his early...
Kamala Harris favorite to be first Indian American vice presidential nominee, but it’s not set in stone
Kamala Harris is the frontrunner in the fierce battle for Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, according to numerous media reports.
If chosen, Harris would be the “first Black and first Indian American woman to be nominated on a major party’s presidential ticket,” The Hill reports.
Harris may be the “least risky”...
Poll finds Kamala Harris is Democrats’ favorite for Biden’s VP
A plurality of Democrats in a June 18 poll would prefer the Biden campaign to select Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate for the 2020 presidential bid, according to Forbes.
Additionally, the majority said they wanted to see a woman of color as vice president, signaling a widespread...
Kamala Harris may be front-runner for Joe Biden’s pick for Vice President
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is reportedly the front-runner in the Vice Presidential sweepstakes to be Joe Biden's running mate, according to the New York Times.
The Times reports she is the only Black woman mentioned with the experience expected of Vice Presidents. Biden has promised to nominate a woman...
Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang call for $2,000 stimulus check per month
Former Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and tech CEO Andrew Yang continued their support for a monthly $2,000 stimulus check during a virtual town hall hosted by The Appeal.
Stimulus checks and regular payment plans have been written in both Harris and Yang's political platforms. Yang famously...
Kamala Harris Criticizes Facebook over Census Misinformation Ads
Rep. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) took Facebook executives to task over misleading 2020 Census advertisements on its site.
In a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg on March 5, Harris criticized the company for its "failure to enforce policies banning misinformation."
Facebook had run "thousands" of...
Former AAPI Presidential Candidates Rep. Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang Endorse Joe Biden for President
Rep. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Andrew Yang are two of the many former candidates endorsing former vice president Joe Biden for President in the upcoming 2020 election.
Yang endorsed Biden live on CNN on Tuesday night. Yang told the CNN panel that Bernie was "an inspiration" to him, but...
After “someone else,” Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang are most favored for vice president
2019 photos of Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang by Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons
According to Newsweek, a new national poll from Emerson College shows that Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang are the leading Democratic vice-presidential candidates -- that is, after “someone else.”
Inquistr reports that according to the poll, 20...
Joe Biden says he’d consider Kamala Harris to be his running mate
Just days after dropping out of the president's race, Kamala Harris is being named as a possible Vice Presidential candidate, reports USA Today.
Joe Biden said he'd consider the Senator as a possible running mate.
"Of course I would," Biden said. "Look, Sen. Harris has the capacity to ...
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