Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate in historic first for a woman of color | The Guardian

Choice of California senator follows months-long search Only two women have previously been nominated for vice-presidency for a major partyJoe Biden has named California senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, a historic choice he believes will bolster his chances of beating Donald Trump in an election year shaped by the global coronavirus pandemic and a national reckoning on race.Harris, a barrier-breaking former prosecutor, is the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, and is the first Black woman and the first Asian American to run on a major party ticket. Continue reading…

• Choice of California senator follows months-long search
• Only two women have previously been nominated for vice-presidency for a major party

Joe Biden has named California senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, a historic choice he believes will bolster his chances of beating Donald Trump in an election year shaped by the global coronavirus pandemic and a national reckoning on race.

Harris, a barrier-breaking former prosecutor, is the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, and is the first Black woman and the first Asian American to run on a major party ticket.

Continue reading…