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Why Kamala Harris chose Howard University — and what she did on weekends there

Kamala D. Harris, the California senator tapped by Joe Biden on Tuesday to join him on the Democratic presidential ticket, attended schools with majority-White populations from elementary school through high school. But when it came time to go to college, she was determined to have a different experience: She wanted to attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). So in the early 1980s, she chose Howard University...

Keywords:: Howard University, HBCU, Kamala Harris

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Humanities / Africana or African American or Black Studies / Biographies

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: March 11, 2021
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 11, 2021
Author:: Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
Submitter:: Mikaela Wiley

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