Kamala Harris steps forward

July 26, 2024 00:29:17
Kamala Harris steps forward
51 Percent
Kamala Harris steps forward

Jul 26 2024 | 00:29:17

/

Show Notes

Following President Biden's decision to step away from this year's presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris is on track to become the first woman of color and first person of South Asian descent to earn the Democratic nomination for president. On this week's 51%, we speak with Ange-Marie Hancock, a political science professor at The Ohio State University, to learn more about Harris' work as vice president, and the obstacles commonly faced by women candidates on the campaign trail.

Guests: Ange-Marie Hancock, executive director of OSU's Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and the curator of the Kamala Harris Project, a consortium of scholars studying Harris' tenure as the first woman vice president.

51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. Jesse King is our producer and host. Our associate producer is Jody Cowan, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. 

Other Episodes

Episode 0

November 11, 2022 00:35:24
Episode Cover

#1738: Building a More Inclusive Workplace | 51%

The federal government has approved billions of dollars in incentives for infrastructure and chip-manufacturing projects across the country. On this week’s 51%, we speak...

Listen

Episode

December 29, 2023 00:29:17
Episode Cover

"Moving On" with Gina Moffa

On this week’s 51%, we continue our discussion on grief with therapist and author Gina Moffa. In her new book, Moving On Doesn’t Mean...

Listen

Episode 0

August 05, 2022 00:29:15
Episode Cover

#1724: Sweet Talk | 51%

On this week’s 51%, we’re talking comfort food. We speak with food writer and chocolate expert Megan Giller of Chocolate Noise about her love...

Listen