Kamala Harris is Running for President

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A fitting announcement for MLK day, Kamala Harris is the first African-American woman to announce a candidacy for president in 2020.

Harris announced her run in a video posted to her Twitter account from her appearance on Good Morning America.

I’m running for president. Let’s do this together. Join us: https://t.co/9KwgFlgZHA pic.twitter.com/otf2ez7t1p
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 21, 2019

“Justice. Decency. Equality. Freedom. Democracy. These aren’t just words. They’re the values we as Americans cherish. And they’re all on the line now,” she states in the clip.

“The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values. That’s why I’m running for president of the United States. I’m running to lift those voices, to bring our voices together.”

Harris has been a U.S. senator for California since 2017 and was previously district attorney of San Francisco and attorney general of California. She’s the first African-American woman to enter the race, and the fourth woman.

She chose today to announce her move because of the significance of MLK day, and the fact that 47 years ago, Shirley Chisholm made history as the first African American woman to run for president.

If the early announcers are any indication, it’s clear that there are a lot of people looking to shake things up and make change in 2020.

Photo courtesy of Facebook

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Addison Herron-Wheeler

Addison Herron-Wheeler is OUT FRONT's co-publisher and editor-in-chief and friend to dogs everywhere. She enjoys long walks in the darkness away from any sources of sunlight, rainy days, and painfully dry comedy. She also covers cannabis and heavy metal, and is author of Wicked Woman: Women in Metal from the 1960s to Now and Respirator, a short story collection.