Who is Kamala Harris?

Kamala Harris is the daughter of immigrant parents. Her mother, Shyamala, was from India and her father, Donald, was from Jamaica. The couple met while pursuing their studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Kamala was born in 1964 in Oakland, California. Her parents, both civil rights advocates, inspired her to pursue a career that would benefit the public.

From a young age, Kamala demonstrated a strong sense of justice. At just thirteen years old, she and her sister organized a successful protest against a rule in their apartment complex that prohibited children from playing on the lawn.

Kamala pursued higher education at historically Black Howard University in Washington, D.C., and later earned her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Throughout her career, Kamala Harris has consistently broken barriers:

• First Black woman elected district attorney in California
• First Black woman to serve as California’s Attorney General
• First Indian American and first Black person to represent California in the U.S. Senate
• First graduate of a historically Black college to become Vice President of the United States
• First woman to hold the office of Vice President in the United States

So, what’s next for Kamala Harris? The future is hers to shape.