Kamala Harris
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Language
English
Description
"From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country. By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in The Truths We Hold a...
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Series
Publisher
La nave di Teseo
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Italiano
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Description
La vicepresidente degli Stati Uniti Kamala Harris, figlia di due attivisti per i diritti civili immigrati in America, è cresciuta a Oakland, California, in una realtà molto attenta alla giustizia sociale. Mentre si affermava come uno dei leader politici più influenti del nostro tempo, la sua storia personale restava la fonte di ispirazione per affrontare problemi complessi prendendosi cura di chi non aveva mai ricevuto attenzione.
In "Le nostre...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The autobiographical memoir of the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose.
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Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of immigrants, she was raised in an Oakland, California community that cared deeply about social justice; her parents--an esteemed economist from Jamaica and an admired cancer researcher from India--met as activists in the civil rights movement when they were graduate students at Berkeley. Growing up, Harris herself never hid her passion for justice, and...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"TWENTY PEARLS" tells a powerful story of sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women enrolled at Howard University made one decision that would change the course of history. These college students created Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®. For over 113 years, the sorority has influenced many of the most famous watershed moments in history.
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Publisher
Dutton, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For the past thirty-five years Emily's List has helped the campaigns of thousands of pro-choice Democratic women, but the hardest part has always been convincing more women to run. Then Donald Trump was elected, and something shifted into place. American women who were furious and frustrated were looking for a way to channel their outrage into action, united in proclaiming, "If that guy can get elected, why not me?""--
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The oldest Black-Greek letter sorority was founded on the campus of Howard University, and boasts nearly 300,000 members across 50 states and 55 nations. Follow the sisterhood's history from 1908 to member Kamala Harris being elected vice president.
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Antes de que Kamala Harris se convirtiera en abogada y senadora de Estados Unidos, fue una niña a la que le encantaban los superhéroes. Y cuando los buscaba a su alrededor, Ése sorprendía al encontrarlos en todas partes! Los había en su familia, entre sus amigos, incluso en su misma calle; los superhéroes estaban dondequiera que ella miraba. Y esos superhéroes le enseñaron que todo lo que se necesita para ser un superhéroe es dar lo mejor...
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Publisher
Castle Point Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kamala Harris "is no stranger to being the "first" to take action and break into new leadership roles, and her guidance, resolve, and strength of character affirm the promise that she will not be the last. This book of quotations is not just a source of her wisdom, but a beacon of compassion, encouragement, and the assurance that the future is for everyone. I'm Speaking is a hopeful reminder that unity is not found by following the loudest voice,...
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
[2018?]
Language
English
Description
Women from different backgrounds discuss their reasons for participating in the 2017 Women's March on Washington, in which hundreds of thousands of Americans participated in response to the election of Donald Trump on the day following his inauguration.
"This documentary film is a story about democracy, human rights, and what it means to stand up for your values in America today. On January 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of women marched on Washington,...
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution and The Bill of Rights represent much more than the words used by America’s Founding Fathers to define a fragile, nascent country. They’re the living, breathing realization of America’s democratic ideal, the bedrock of a society that its people have built over nearly two-and-a-half centuries, and they provide a blueprint that is, was and will be a template for democracy around the world....