Will Kamala Harris have the support of black women? Don't assume that | Shanita Hubbard

Like many people of color, Harris’s previous record gives me pause – she has supported policies that have contributed to a broken criminal justice system

On 21 January, California senator Kamala Harris officially announced her run for the presidency. Since being first elected to office over 14 years ago, Harris has proven she’s a force to be reckoned with. Now with her bid to become president, she has been catapulted to the very fore of US politics.

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