Those close to Harris say she’ll bring an important and often missing perspective to the debates on how to overcome the many hurdles facing the new administration.
Jan 21, 2021
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris waves before being sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/New York Post via AP, Pool)
WASHINGTON (AP) Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath to hold the nation’s second-highest office.
Harris was sworn in as the first female U.S. vice president and the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the position in front of the U.S. Capitol by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Jan 21, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath to hold the nation’s second-highest office.
Harris was sworn in as the first female vice president and the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the position in front of the U.S. Capitol by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
The moment was steeped in history and significance in more ways than one. She was escorted to the podium by Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, the officer who single-handedly took on a mob of Trump supporters as they tried to breach the Senate floor during the Capitol insurrection that sought to overturn the election results. Harris was wearing clothes from two young, emerging Black designers a deep purple dress and coat.
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