Biden’s senior campaign advisor Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black chief of staff to a vice presidential nominee; she’s also a lesbian with immigrant roots.
As both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris work to atone for past mistakes, criminal justice reform is set to be a cornerstone of the Democratic presidential ticket.
“Black women and women of color have long been underrepresented in elected office and in November we have an opportunity to change that,” the senator wrote of the news.
