VP-Elect Kamala Harris Wears Suffragette White to Deliver Powerful Speech

On the day that Kamala Harris became the first woman and first woman of color elected as vice president, she delivered a powerful victory speech that perfectly encapsulated this game-changing moment. Walking out to Mary J. Blige’s “Work That,” Harris — who is Black and of South Asian descent — wore a suit, in suffragette white, to honor generations of women — from her late mother to the little girls across America who “see this as country of possibilities.” After saluting President-elect Joe Biden as a healer and uniter, Harris also recognized him for paving the way for her historic rise. “What a testament it is to Joe’s character that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exists in our country. While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last,” Harris said proudly. “I am thinking about the generations of women — Black women, Asian, White, Native American women — who throughout our nation’s history — have paved the way for this moment. Women who sacrificed so much, including the Black women who are often overlooked, but have proved they are the backbone of our democracy.” Powerful women in politics have

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