‘Pearls for the girls!’ Dallas middle school marks Kamala Harris’ historic rise
Women and girls celebrate Harris by emulating her signature looks.
From left: Shanna Austin, Principal Rockell Stewart, Camila Saavedra, Tiambra Hunt and Campus Coordinator Vonda Pipkin pose for a photo at Billy Earl Dade Middle School in Dallas on Inauguration Day. Students and staff at the school wore Chucks and pearls to celebrate Kamala Harris, the first woman of color to be sworn in as vice president.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
Vonda Pipkin ducked in and out of beauty supply shops all week, searching for pearls.
She bought hundreds and hundreds of 99-cent sets, enough to ensure that every girl at South Dallas’ Billy Earl Dade Middle School could wear a pearl necklace or bracelet or earrings as they watched a woman who looks like them be sworn in as vice president.