Kamala Harris

In a white suit reminiscent of the suffragettes, Kamala Harris takes the stage in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020 as the first female Vice President of the United States. Her words travel around the world, she herself becomes an icon. US correspondent Marie-Astrid Langer gives an insight into the decisive moments in the journey of the immigrant’s daughter to becoming the most powerful Black woman in Washington.

Her mother is from India, her father from Jamaica, both came to the land of opportunity to study, both were active in the civil rights movement, and so Kamala Harris was born to fight for equality from day one. As someone who lives amidst the harsh reality of the black communities and the leftist elites of California, she develops her political thinking, her commitment and her ambition early on. And with a vision of freedom, tolerance and justice, deeply influenced by African-American history, she sets out on an unparalleled ascent that threatens to fail more than once due to a country’s contradictions and inequalities.

»Langer uses … her … wealth of knowledge and observations to create a worthwhile account that is as cleverly analysed as it is entertainingly written.« Viola Schenz, Süddeutsche Zeitung

»With this new portrait about [Kamala Harris], Marie-Astrid Langer has written an extremely multifaceted and brilliant book.« Dieter Kaltwasser, General - Anzeiger