The Historic Significance of VP Kamala Harris

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 21, 2021

On January 20, Kamala Harris became the first woman — and the first woman of African-American and Indian-American descent — to be sworn in as Vice President. Dr. Manisha Sinha, history professor at the University of Connecticut, wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times in August titled, "Why Kamala Harris Matters to Me" and joins us to discuss this historic moment.

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