Thread by @mollyhc, Gonna do a thread of some of the best stories about Kamala [...]

Gonna do a thread of some of the best stories about Kamala Harris - they& #39;ve been written by women of color.

First, on all the meaning in a name by @deepa_shivaram, who inspired this thread and has been the most knowledgable person on Harris all cycle: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/change-or-keep-your-name-kamala-nikki-others-story-identity-n1240646">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asia...

Change or keep your name? For 'Kamala,' 'Nikki' and others, a story of identity, culture and power

Trump continues to question 'Kamala' pronunciation, and it highlights why some people of color feel a push to code switch.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/change-or-keep-your-name-kamala-nikki-others-story-identity-n1240646

This @JasJWright story I STILL think about all the time — on the legacy she left in her presidential run for girls of color https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/14/politics/kamala-harris-legacy/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/1...

'I see you': How Kamala Harris left a legacy for girls of color

Kamala Harris' abrupt departure from the 2020 presidential field means she appears less in the public space. She isn't out on the campaign trail. Her name appears in fewer stories.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/14/politics/kamala-harris-legacy/index.html

Last year @tparti wrote this wonderful story about Harris& #39;s family, especially her mother, and how their legacy has shaped her as a politician: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-kamala-harriss-family-of-fighters-influenced-her-campaign-message-11572429601">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...

How Kamala Harris’s ‘Family of Fighters’ Influenced Her Campaign Message

The life of Shyamala Gopalan Harris—and her civil-rights activism starting in Berkeley in the 1960s—has been an undercurrent of her daughter’s presidential campaign from the first ad to her more...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-kamala-harriss-family-of-fighters-influenced-her-campaign-message-11572429601

And @emarvelous got the first sit-down interview with Harris after she made history as Biden& #39;s vice presidential nominee: https://19thnews.org/2020/08/kamala-harris-applauds-bidens-audacity-to-choose-a-black-woman-to-be-his-running-mate/">https://19thnews.org/2020/08/k...

Kamala Harris applauds Biden’s “audacity to choose a Black woman to be his running mate” | The 19th

In Harris’s first interview since becoming the vice presidential pick, she spoke about voter access and how a Biden-Harris campaign will prioritize marginalized communities.

https://19thnews.org/2020/08/kamala-harris-applauds-bidens-audacity-to-choose-a-black-woman-to-be-his-running-mate/

And @jmsummers has been covering Harris since the very beginning of the primary, so it& #39;s hard to pick, but I loved this feature on how Howard shaped Harris: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/19/903716274/howard-university-shaped-kamala-harris-path-to-political-heights">https://www.npr.org/2020/08/1...

Howard University Shaped Kamala Harris' Path To Political Heights

Sen. Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination on Wednesday. Her education at a historically Black university seen as the center of Black intellectual life helped pave the way.

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/19/903716274/howard-university-shaped-kamala-harris-path-to-political-heights

Also @kadiagoba doesn& #39;t even cover Harris normally but this from a roundtable interview w Harris about what it was like to be covered by a mostly-white press corps was really good and made me think a lot about my own blind spots this cycle: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiagoba/kamala-harris-coverage-diversity-media">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/k...

“There Are So Many Examples”: Kamala Harris Opened Up About How She Was Covered As A Black Candidate

The California senator and former presidential candidate had not previously spoken so explicitly about the media’s coverage of her as a black candidate.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiagoba/kamala-harris-coverage-diversity-media

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