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Claire Crawford, Kelebogile Zvobgo, James Traub, Michael Hirsh, Kelly Kimball, James Traub, Michael Hirsh, Kelly Kimball

Kamala Harris for the People

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after announcing her candidacy for president of the United States at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, 2019. Al Drago/Getty Images

Kamala Harris, the second Black woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the U.S. Senate, has once again made history. After great anticipation, Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee for president for the Democratic Party, announced Tuesday afternoon his decision to have the California senator as his running mate in November.

Harris will be the first Black woman and the first Asian American to run for vice president on a major party ticket. And, with Biden’s earlier indication that he will likely not seek a second term should he win the presidency, she is poised to be the first woman of color to run as the Democratic nominee for president in 2024 and possibly win the highest office.

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