Jan. 20, 2021 marked a beautiful day, full of history and hope. The 2021 American Presidential Inauguration was what many called a “return to normalcy,” with Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris being sworn in as his Vice-President. After a long four years, we have finally woken up from our horrible nightmare that was the 45th President Donald Trump. What a powerful, inspiring, and uplifting moment in history it was witnessing Kamala Harris become the first female, first black and first Asian-American Vice President. To watch Sonya Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, swear-in Kamala Harris as the first female Vice President nearly brought tears to my eyes.
Even now, I’m not sure I have truly processed how big it is that Kamala Harris is going to be so many firsts. I don’t think our nation has fully processes the magnitude of how big it is, or how long this moment took. There already are so many great local leaders that are women of color, and that is amazing. However, the fact is, we have a woman Vice President who is a person of color that’s going to open the doors for so many people to envision themselves as our nation’s future leaders.