What Kamala Harris’s Candidacy Means for Black Women

More than half a century after New York Representative Shirley Chisholm became the first Black major-party candidate, Kamala Harris could do what seemed impossible in 1972. And while the vice-president’s rise to the top of the ticket has energized the entire Democratic Party, it has particularly thrilled Black voters and especially Black women. Still, Harris’s first week at the top of the ticket has been beset by a recent wave of racist...