Kamala Harris Isn’t a Perfect Candidate, But We Don’t Need Perfect

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Kamala Harris Isn’t a Perfect Candidate, But We Don’t Need Perfect

That is a quote from Representative Shirley Chisholm. In 1968, during the height of the civil rights movement, Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. Four years later, she would…

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