When Kamala Harris was sworn in as the nation’s first female, Black and Asian American vice president, celebrations ricocheted across the country — especially among the Howard University community, Harris’ alma mater.
“This is a great day for Harris, for Howard and for our country as a whole. It is a great day for the African American community, the South Asian American community and all American communities,” said Howard President Wayne Frederick in a statement. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Members of the university community used the hashtag “HU2WH” on Twitter to mark Harris’ achievement of a historic first — the ascension of a historically Black university alumna to the White House. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
“She gives me the perseverance and confidence to keep going,” said Destiny Middlebrooks, a Howard graduate.
“When I’m questioning myself I look up and I see an alum elected to the vice president of the United States, and I think to myself, why can’t I?” latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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The two had been discussing her inauguration poem.
She explained: “I am the daughter of Black writers. We are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me" latimes.com/entertainment-…
“We’ve seen over the past few years how the power of words has been violated and misappropriated. What I wanted to do is to kind of reclaim poetry as that site in which we can re-purify and re-sanctify," Gorman said. latimes.com/entertainment-…
As California increases COVID-19 vaccinations, supply issues are becoming a critical problem, and some counties say they are rapidly running out. latimes.com/california/sto…
County officials say they have most of the resources — large vaccine centers and personnel to run them — but lack the doses they need.
Those 65 and over are vying for appointments and have endured long lines to get their shots.
But officials warn that a shortage in supplies could delay how quickly the state is able to vaccinate older Californians before moving onto other groups. latimes.com/california/sto…
The White House said the pardon was backed by several businesspeople, including L.A. developer Geoff Palmer, but also investor Thomas J. Barrack, a USC alumnus and a university trustee.
The Trump administration left President Biden a dilemma in the California desert: a plan to remove protections from millions of acres of public lands and open vast areas to solar and wind farms.
Biden’s team could easily block the Trump administration's proposed changes, which were slammed by conservationists as a last-gasp effort to support private industry at the expense of wildlife habitat and treasured landscapes. latimes.com/business/story…
But even if Trump’s 11th-hour proposal goes nowhere, it offers a preview of the battles that could play out on public lands in California and other Western states as Biden looks to fight climate change by ramping up renewable energy development. latimes.com/business/story…
California’s border with Mexico is, in many ways, where Trump transformed into policy the jingoistic bluster of his 2016 campaign announcement, in which he condemned migrants as rapists and drug dealers. latimes.com/politics/story…
Here, an estimated 5,000 families were torn apart, and at El Chaparral, Trump’s administration launched “Remain in Mexico,” ultimately forcing 70,000 asylum seekers to wait for U.S. court dates in some of the world’s most dangerous cities. latimes.com/politics/story…
Leading up to Inauguration Day, few along the border had answers for how Biden will confront the most immediate challenge left to him by Trump: How to deal with the estimated 30,000 migrants waiting in limbo, as well as thousands more already heading north latimes.com/politics/story…