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Kamala Harris’ historic run is a pinnacle moment for Howard University

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National Mall to protest against apartheid in South Africa. In 2017, as a senator, she returned to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address. In July, when she received word that she would likely be the Democratic presidential nominee, she was wearing her Howard sweatshirt in the vice president’s residence. Howard, one of the nation’s best-known historically Black colleges, has been central to […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024

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Could Kamala Harris inspire a new wave of Black women to run for office?

There is a new viral clip of Kamala Harris talking to two little Black girls as she campaigned during her first presidential run back in 2019. Harris, then a United States senator, kneels before the girls and focuses her attention on the younger one, whose eyes and head are shooting down to the ground — likely out of shyness while meeting a famous politician. “My sister’s name is Maya! Let me see you, Maya …” Harris says while gently tilting […]

todayAugust 24, 2024 3

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Voters to determine fate of Harry Dunn who left Capitol Police job (and pension) to run for Congress

When Harry Dunn resigned from his job as a U.S. Capitol Police officer, he admitted it was a “crazy” thing to do. After more than 15 years on the force protecting members of Congress, Dunn resigned about four years shy of being able to collect a pension to trade in his police badge for the title “congressman.” “I walked away from a job for just an opportunity,” Dunn told theGrio during a phone interview the day before his Tuesday Democratic […]

todayMay 14, 2024

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Jan. 6 was ‘the catalyst’ to former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn’s run for Congress

Harry Dunn, the now former Capitol Police officer, says he is running for Congress largely due to the violent and deadly events that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. “I was on the front lines. I saw the carnage and…how close we came to not certifying the election for the first time in American history,” said Dunn, vying for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Private First Class Harry Dunn of the US Capitol Police […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024 1

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