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Kamala Harris appreciates black women for voting in last US election

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 1:09 PM by Joseph Omotayo

- The projected new vice president-elect of America, Kamala Harris, has appreciated the efforts of black women in the 2020 US presidential election

- Kamala said the victory of the Democratic Party would not have been possible without their inputs

- The vice president-elect's post received mixed reactions as some tweeps said that she failed to acknowledge other races

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The projected American vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, on Monday, November 9, spoke to black women in the US.

In a Twitter post, she thanked them as she said black women have often been despised despite the repeated calls for them to push the nation’s democracy forward.

Kamala explained that the victory she and projected president-elect, Joe Biden, secured at the poll could not have been possible without their help.

The projected vice president-elect put black women on the global map as she appreciated them.
Photo source: Getty Images/Sarah Silbiger/Tasos Katopodis — The projected vice president-elect put black women on the global map as she appreciated them. Photo source: Getty Images/Sarah Silbiger/Tasos Katopodis
Source: Getty Images

As at the time of writing this report, her post has got over 9,000 comments with close to 500,000 likes as people in their thousands engaged the post.

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See her post below:

Below are some of the comments her post got:

@AndriaTileston said:

"Ok, maybe you’re right but you couldn’t have done it without white women too. Kudos to women of color but I don’t think they are overlooked. Let’s take the color issue out of it and give each other credit."

@IanDrissy70 said:

"You couldn’t have done it without all the white women who voted for you at the same time in the elections further more when you say directly it’s also missing the fact that not all black women vote or voted in ones favour. I am very pleased you have made history but make more."

@josielrider said:

"I love you VP Elect! My daughters are inspired by you. Thank you!"

@mhmhart said:

"Thank you, MVP. We were built for moments like this. We got your back."

@oREGINAl49ers said:

"Thank you. This means so much to me and so many other Black women. The grace you've shown to everyone is inspiring. I'm so glad I voted for you and Joe. I'm so proud of you, fellow Bison."