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Kamala Harris grows emotional describing the ‘blood’ and ‘crimes’ at infamous slave post in Ghana

Tuesday, March 28 by ABC News

(CAPE COAST, Ghana) -- Vice President Kamala Harris started her Tuesday in Ghana looking toward what the future could hold for Africa -- but on Tuesday afternoon, she looked back at the dark history of slavery on the continent, visibly moved by what she had... Read More.

Vice President Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Tuesday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, to attend Tyre Nichols' funeral on Wednesday.Nichols family attorney Ben Crump said Nichols' parents spoke with Harris on the phone for over 30 minutes.Harris and Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, "spoke exclusively, and during... Read More.

Bidens host first major Diwali celebration with Kamala Harris at the White House

Tuesday, October 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Celebrated by more than one billion people around the world, Diwali, the festival of lights, is a five-day religious holiday primarily observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains.This year, for the first time in U.S. history, a history-making vice president hosted an... Read More.

Kamala Harris makes unscheduled trip to Highland Park after parade shooting: ‘We should stand together’

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) -- Vice President Kamala Harris made a previously unscheduled trip on Tuesday night to Highland Park, Illinois -- the site of a deadly mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade the previous day.There, she expressed her grief at what the... Read More.

Kamala Harris speaks on “outrageous” decision to overturn Roe v. Wade at ‘Essence’ Fest

Sunday, July 3 by ABC News

Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a "fireside chat" with actress Keke Palmer at the Essence Festival of Culture Saturday, where she spoke on important issues pertaining to women and the Black community.Speaking on the "outrageous" decision to overturn Roe v. Wade -- the law protecting the right... Read More.

Kamala Harris to speak at Essence Festival, expected to discuss Roe overturn

Saturday, July 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to New Orleans on Saturday to take part in the Essence Festival of Culture.According to White House officials, Harris will speak in "a fireside conversation with Emmy-winning actress and leading millennial voice Keke Palmer, where the Vice... Read More.

Super’s friend: Actor Matt Lintz on playing Kamala Khan’s “man in the chair” in ‘Ms. Marvel’

Wednesday, June 29 by ABC News

Being the bestie of a superhero was a long-running trope in the comics world before Jacob Batalon's character, Ned, referred to himself as being Peter Parker's "man in the chair" in Spider-Man: Homecoming.Actor Matt Lintz plays just that -- specifically, high-schooler Bruno Carrelli, the keeper of Kamala Khan's secret... Read More.

Kamala Harris surprises children at African American history museum for Juneteenth

Monday, June 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff made a surprise visit to schoolchildren at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to talk about the meaning of Juneteenth as the nation observed the new federal holiday on Monday.Children... Read More.

Kamala Harris warns women may lose right to ‘make decisions about their own bodies’ in commencement speech

Saturday, May 7 by ABC News

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Vice President Kamala Harris gave a sobering look at the "unsettled" world students are heading into as she delivered the commencement speech at Tennessee State University on Saturday.The vice president discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the looming... Read More.

Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19

Tuesday, April 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 via rapid and PCR tests on Tuesday, according to her office.Harris, who received her second booster shot on April 1, doesn't have any symptoms.Harris will isolate and work from home, Harris' press secretary, Kristen... Read More.

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