Kamala Harris delivers an optimistic speech at the DNC as she makes history as the first Black woman to be a vice presidential candidate

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• Sen. Kamala Harris formally accepted her Democratic vice presidential nomination in a virtual speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday evening.
• Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Harris as his running mate earlier this month, making history as the first Black and Asian-American woman on a major party ticket.
• Trump and his Republican allies have gone full steam ahead to attack Harris, peddling baseless birther theories, similar to those launched at former President Barack Obama.
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Sen. Kamala Harris delivered an optimistic call for unity and action as she formally accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination during the Democratic convention on Wednesday night.

Harris told the story of her upbringing in Oakland, California and focused on her mother, an Indian immigrant and scientist, who raised Harris and her sister largely on her own.

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