Here and Now: Kamala Harris and more

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Friday, August 21, 2020
Here and Now: August 16, 2020
On this episode of Here and Now, Senator Kamala Harris makes history as the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this episode of Here and Now, Senator Kamala Harris makes history as the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket.



Can the Biden-Harris ticket beat the incumbents, Trump-Pence?



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We are also celebrating the evolution of Black culture by going beyond the narrative of slavery and civil rights. F-I-T's Black student union presents the exhibition, "Black in Time."



Plus, embracing our roots. The game changing developments in the natural hair movement.



Grammy-award winning jazz bassist, Christian McBride, also joins us.



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