The Tribune

Biden selects Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

First Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

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• August 11, 2020

STATESIDE: On the streets of a standoff at the heart of the nation

It’s early on a weekend morning in downtown Washington DC in the time of the coronavirus and Black Lives Matter. A light north breeze carries away some of the deepening humidity and rising air temperature, but summer has totally arrived in America’s capital city and everyone on the streets feels it.

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• June 11, 2020