An-Najah News - A history-making figure as the first woman, Kamala Harris is the first Black person and the first South Asian elected vice president,  she said that "every little girl watching" across the country now knows they can do so, too. She also wore a white suit, a nod to suffragettes 100 years after women's constitutional right to vote was guaranteed.

Harris also thanked Black women, saying they are "too often overlooked, but so often prove that they are the backbone of our democracy."While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last," Harris said. 

she added "And to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they've never seen it before. 
And we will applaud you every step of the way," 

"I'm thinking about her and about the generations of women -- Black women, Asian, White, Latina and Native American women throughout
 our nation's history who have paved the way for this moment tonight," she said.

 "Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality, liberty, and justice for all, including the Black women, who are too often overlooked, but so often prove that they are the backbone of our democracy."

"Tonight I reflect on their struggle, their determination, and the strength of their vision to see what can be, unburdened by what has been. And I stand on their shoulders," Harris said.

 "And what a testament it is to Joe's character that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exist in our country and select a woman as his vice president."