“Let’s speak the truth that too many unarmed black men and women are killed in America. Too many black and brown Americans are locked up. From mass incarceration to cash bail to policing, our criminal justice system needs drastic repair. Let’s speak that truth.”— Kamala Harris, ktvu.comTagged: Police Brutality, Justice Reform
“My whole life, I’ve only had one client: the people.”— Kamala Harris, ktvu.comTagged: The People, Lawyer, Client
“You see, in our system of justice, we believe that a harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us. That’s why when we file a case, it’s not filed in the name of the victim. It reads, 'The People.’”— Kamala Harris, ktvu.comTagged: justice system, The People
“I am so proud to be a daughter of Oakland, California. And as most of you know, I was born just up the road at Kaiser Hospital. And it was just a few miles away my parents first met as graduate students at UC Berkeley where they were active in the civil rights movement.”— Kamala Harris, ktvu.comTagged: Oakland, UC Berkeley, Civil Rights Movement
“As children growing up here in the East Bay, we were raised by a community with a deep belief in the promise of our country—and, a deep understanding of the parts of that promise that still remain unfulfilled.”— Kamala Harris, ktvu.comTagged: East Bay, American Dream