Kamala Harris Celebrates America’s Diversity, A Nation 'Where All Are Welcome,' In DNC Speech

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Kamala Harris painted a vision of America that celebrated diversity in her historic Democratic National Convention speech. “And she raised us to know and be proud of our Indian heritage.” Harris then spoke of a “vision passed on through generations of Americans — one that Joe Biden shares.. A vision of our nation as a beloved community, where all are welcome, no matter what we look like, where we come from or who we love.” Harris also criticized President Donald Trump — who has a long, ongoing history of racism — saying that Americans “must elect a president who will bring something different, something better. A short video that played before Harris’ remarks Wednesday featured several Black women speaking about the senator, one of them describing Harris as “someone who can fight for Black people, brown people, undocumented people, LGBT people, disabled people.” It included a clip from an interview in which Harris said, “The litmus test for America is how we are treating Black women.” Kamala Harris pays tribute to the trailblazers who came before her in her DNC address #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/eZF0VeBQAf — NowThis August 20, 2020 Before Biden tapped her for the ticket, Harris was one of his rivals in the Democratic primary race last year. Harris opened Wednesday’s event with brief remarks calling out voter suppression efforts, including “obstacles, misinformation and folks making it harder for us to cast our ballot.” The senator’s statements come as Trump has been spreading lies about mail-in voting being “fraudulent” and undermining the U.S. Democratic lawmakers have called the U.S. postmaster general, a Trump donor, to testify about recent changes in operations that have led to mail delays. In Obama’s speech Wednesday night, the former president described Harris as his friend and as “someone who knows what it’s like to overcome barriers and who’s made a career fighting to help others live out their own American dream.” Harris’s sister Maya Harris, who was chairwoman of Harris’s presidential campaign, introduced the vice presidential nominee, along with Harris’s niece Meena Harris and her stepdaughter Ella Emhoff, who called the candidate “Momala.”