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Objectively, it is an amazing progression of Black history in a short window of time.
Left: Former President Donald Trump. Right: Vice President Kamala Harris.Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Brandon Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
In 2008, Barack Obama, a Democrat, was elected as the nations first Black president.
But much has changed in 16 years.
Kamala Harris ascension is no such symbol.
Thats a much bigger task than Obama had.
He, after all, set for himself only the task of winning.
During his candidacy the country also faced a crisis, the housing meltdown that led to the Great Recession.
What a presumed Harris campaign is facing is an existential crisis that does not motivate but paralyzes.
Elections simply wont matter.
She wants to fight.
They need not an avatar of hope but an avatar of give-em-hell.
Harris seems to relish the prospect.
Harris would have a platform like no other.
As a presidential candidate she would be on equal footing with Trump, as his Democratic counterpart.
Harris had a golden career in California, rising from D.A.
of San Francisco to state attorney general to U.S. senator with relative ease.
It raised$1.5 million in three hours.
Thats good political strategizing, but its also inspiration and racial pride that harks back to Obamas first campaign.
I have no doubt it was.
Theres a lot of storm ahead of us we all will have to weather.
