The first of firsts, Madam VP Kamala Harris and herstory to all of us in this nation of oursBy: Nicole Lashomb/*Editor-in-ChiefToday, the nation and the world watched the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in what was historic in epic proportions.As a woman, I was filled with immense pride while in awe of Harris’ grit, her brilliance, and her audacity to accept the position of being the nation’s second in command, especially as a Woman of Color.
Today, the glass ceiling has been shattered—that same glass ceiling keeping countless women down, a barricade established by the system of patriarchy based on archaic concepts to “keep women in their place,” in our place, has failed.Harris proved that all things are.