My mother instilled
in my sister Maya
and me the values that would
chart the course of our lives.
She raised us to be proud,
strong Black women.
And she raised us to know and
be proud of our Indian heritage.
I've been guided by the words
I spoke from the first time
I stood in a courtroom --
"Kamala Harris, for the people."
I have fought for children
and survivors of sexual assault.
I've fought against
transnational
criminal organizations.
I took on the biggest banks,
and helped take down one of
the biggest for-profit colleges.
I know a predator
when I see one.
Joe will bring us together
to end this pandemic
and make sure that we are
prepared for the next one.
Joe will bring us together
to squarely face
and dismantle
racial injustice,
furthering the work
of generations.
A country where we may not agree
on every detail,
but we are united
by the fundamental belief
that every human being
is of infinite worth,
deserving of compassion,
dignity, and respect.
So make no mistake,
the road ahead is not easy.
We may stumble.
We may fall short.
But I pledge to you that we will
act boldly and deal
with our challenges honestly.
We will speak truths.
And we will act with the same
faith in you
that we ask you
to place in us.
We must elect Joe Biden.
And let's be clear --
there is no vaccine for racism.
We have got to do the work.
For George Floyd.
For Breonna Taylor.
For the lives of too many
others to name.
And our children
and our grandchildren
will look in our eyes,
and they're going to ask us,
"Where were you when
the stakes were so high?"
They will ask us,
"What was it like?"
And we will tell them.
We will tell them
not just how we felt.
We will tell them
what we did.
