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Kamala Harris to Deliver Democratic Rebuttal to Donald Trump GOP Nomination Acceptance Speech

April Ryan
August 27, 2020

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Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) will deliver the rebuttal to President Trump’s acceptance speech tonight at the Republican National Convention. The RNC has been criticized for hateful rhetoric.

April Ryan spoke with Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University and of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. on the significance Kamala Harris, tonight’s speech, and the transformational moment with a Black woman on the presidential ticket.

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

A great day for our nation with the historical selection of Sen Kamala Harris to the Biden ticket as Vice President. African-American women have been the backbone of this country, and now an African-American woman has shown how to lead with experience and competence. #HBCU proud
— Dr. Glenda Glover (@gloverpres) August 12, 2020

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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