{A Day of Firsts}

Kamala Harris being sworn in to become Madame Vice-President
on January, 20, 2021

 From The 19th*: 

On Wednesday, America made a huge step toward its ever-present promise of equity: We saw Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president of the United States, the first woman — and Black and South Asian person — to hold the position.

 This is a barrier-breaking moment, one to acknowledge no matter your political ideology. It’s also indicative of a larger trend in 2020 toward normalizing women’s leadership. Not only did Harris rise to one of the highest offices in the land, women now hold roughly 30 percent of statewide elected executive offices and comprise roughly 30 percent of total state legislators. There’s a growing coalition of women mayors across the nation, with increased representation in those roles by Black women, specifically. President Joe Biden committed to the most diverse Cabinet in history — and is on track to fulfill that promise. 

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{Tribute to Kindness on a Historic Day}

 On the day Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became President- and Vice President-elect of the United States, we pay a tribute to kindness....

Poet Tracy K. Smith Pays Tribute to Kamala Harris in Vogue:

When the news reached me in August that Senator Kamala Harris had been selected as Joe Biden’s running mate, it struck me that the Democratic Party was ready to listen—and to learn. Harris’s courage, brilliance, energy, and her decades of experience have long qualified her to help lead America forward out of our current national moment. And her perspective as a woman of color is critical to doing the work of helping all of us heal from the strife of racism and racial division. Knowing that Harris’s voice will be central to this dialogue makes me believe that our American union can be strengthened and deepened. [Read full article]

"Why a President Biden Will Make Parenting So Much Easier"

[by Taylor Antrim in Vogue, November 5, 2020]

“Joe Biden never lies! He’s very nice!”

 My son, William, 6, started saying this a few weeks ago, a bit mysteriously. He wasn’t parroting me or his mom. We’re solidly blue parents in blue-bubble Brooklyn, but we haven’t been talking about the election at the dinner table with him or his sister, Vivian, 8. This is probably a civic failing of ours, but I’m sorry, it’s just too stressful. How do you explain the Trump presidency to young kids? As a resiliently popular exercise in criminality and power? How would we explain four more years of it? [Read full article]

and another parent speaks..."An Emotional Van Jones Spoke for America When Joe Biden Was Declared President"

“Well, it’s easier to be a parent this morning. It’s easier to be a dad. It’s easier to tell your kids that character matters.” [Read full article]

Vice President Auntie