Harris could become first Black woman, first person of South Asian descent to be president
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She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid.

She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

Biden announced Sunday that he was stepping aside after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears that the 81-year-old was too frail for a second term.

Harris is the first woman, Black person or person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president. If she becomes the Democratic nominee and defeats Republican candidate Donald Trump in November, she would be the first woman to serve as president.

Biden said Sunday that choosing Harris as his running mate was “the best decision I’ve made” and endorsed her as his successor.

    • CableMonster@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 months ago

      Bloomberg did not me and its in 2021 the S&P 100 hired about 300k people, and 94% of them were POC.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        So it looks like you’re talking about this

        While it does make that claim, you might also note phrases like:

        That still leaves most companies in our dataset lopsided, with White people holding a disproportionate share of high-paying jobs at S&P 100 companies

        Many laid off in the pandemic’s early days were people of color, who were rehired when demand bounced back.

        Retirements also surged that year, and older workers are more likely to be White.

        Note also they define “people of color” as “black, Asian, Hispanic, or other”

        So the article that makes that claim basically says non-whites had been laid off and were re-hired. Pre-dominantly white people were able to retire early, and people of color are still way underrepresented in positions of authority