Kamala Harris has been striving for historic change from a young age, quite literally. During the civil rights movement in the1960s, she watched from her stroller as her immigrant parents—her father from Jamaica and her mother from India—peacefully protested for equality. She still carries their principles with her today. For three decades, Harris has fought tirelessly for justice, beginning as district attorney of San Francisco, then as California’s attorney general—the first woman, Black American and South Asian American to hold the office. After advocating for immigration, health care, gun safety reform and disaster relief as a U.S. senator, she became the country’s first woman, Black American and South Asian American vice president in 2020 alongside President Joe Biden. When Biden ended his re-election campaign, he endorsed Harris to take his place. Now much is on her shoulders as she seeks to unite the Democratic Party, defeat Donald Trump in his bid to regain the White House, and heal a divided country.
“I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO UNITE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY—AND UNITE OUR NATION.”
HERSTORY • LOOK BACK AT THE SPECIAL MOMENTS THAT HAVE DEFINED VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND CAREER.
BORN LEADER • GROWING UP IN CALIFORNIA AND CANADA, KAMALA HARRIS EXEMPLIFIED ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM, INGRAINED IN HER BY HER SCHOLAR PARENTS FROM THE TIME SHE WAS A TODDLER.
KAMALA’S CREATIVE SIDE
EMBRACING HER ROOTS
PERSONAL INSPIRATION TO PROTECT THE EXPLOITED
THOSE WHO PAVED THE WAY
SISTER TO SISTER • THE VICE PRESIDENT IS INCREDIBLY CLOSE WITH HER YOUNGER SIBLING, MAYA, A LAWYER AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO HAS EVEN BEEN CALLED THE BOBBY KENNEDY TO KAMALA’S JFK.
KAMALA & MAYA’S BIG IDEA
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER • SHE DISCOVERED HER TRUE CALLING WHILE AT THE HISTORICALLY BLACK HOWARD UNIVERSITY FOR HER UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, BEFORE RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA FOR LAW SCHOOL.
WHY SHE CHOSE HOWARD
TRIUMPHANT RETURN
FOR THE PEOPLE • ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S PROMINENT PROSECUTORS, SHE CLIMBED THE RANKS TO BECOME THE STATE’S ATTORNEY GENERAL, WORKING TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT CITIZENS AND REFORM CRIME.
‘JURIST TO WATCH’
CLEANING UP CALIFORNIA
THE FIRST BIDEN I KNEW • AS ATTORNEYS GENERAL, KAMALA HARRIS AND THE PRESIDENT’S SON BEAU WORKED CLOSELY, AND TOOK ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT ISSUES TOGETHER.
BONDED BY BEAU • It was Harris’ friendship with Joe’s son that influenced his VP selection.
SENATE TRAILBLAZER • IN HER SOLE TERM AS SENATOR, KAMALA HARRIS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ADVOCATING FOR IMMIGRATION AND HEALTH CARE REFORM—AND SHE NEVER ONCE BACKED DOWN FROM ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS.
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
THE FIRST IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP
‘PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE’
KAMALA & DOUG • THE SECOND COUPLE HAVE ALWAYS PUT EACH OTHER FIRST: HERE’S THE LOVE STORY OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND HER HUSBAND, DOUG EMHOFF, FROM BLIND DATE TO THE WORLD’S STAGE.
MODERN FAMILY
THE SECOND GENTLEMAN’S PLATFORM
KAMALA’S FAVORITE THINGS • HER GO-TO CHOICES FOR FOOD, DRINK, ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE!
PRESIDENTIAL PROMISE • KAMALA HARRIS WAS AN EARLY FAVORITE IN THE 2020 DEMOCRATIC RACE, AND SHE GAVE JOE BIDEN, BERNIE SANDERS AND ELIZABETH WARREN A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.
PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM • These were the 2020 presidential candidate’s key campaign promises.
THE WINNING TICKET • IN THE BATTLE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP FOR THE PRESIDENCY, JOE BIDEN HAD THE PERFECT RUNNING MATE IN KAMALA HARRIS, WHO COMPLEMENTS HIS IDEALS AND POLITICS.
LIBERAL SPECTRUM • Where do moderate Biden and progressive Harris stand on the most pressing issues?
‘LET’S FIGHT WITH HOPE’ • In her DNC speech, the VP...
