Harris Exit Exposes Need for Candidate Diversity

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., walks the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., walks the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out of the presidential race and it is not sitting well with some to include Melanie Campbell of the Black Woman’s Roundtable. It is not a political issue for Campbell. White House Correspondent April Ryan reports it is more about the absence of needed diversity in this campaign season.   

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., smiles during a presidential forum at the California Democratic Party’s convention Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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