Kamala Harris accepts the chairman of the NAACP at 2025 ceremony
Former Vice President Kamala Harris gave an exciting speech on Saturday evening during the 56th NAACP Image Awards in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California, where she accepted the chairman of the organization.
“This organization arose at a time when our country struggled with greed, bitterness and hatred. And those who forged the NAACP, those who brought forward his legacy had no illusions about the forces they were – no illusions about how stony would be, “Harris said on stage in her first TV appearance since She left the office. “But some look at this moment and rightly feel the weight of history. Some see the flames on our horizon, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows that gather about our democracy, and ask, “What are we doing now?” But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before, and we will do it again. ‘
She continued: ‘We use our strength; We organize, mobilize, we learn and we argue for. Because, you see, our strength never came from an easy path. Our strength flows through our faith – faith in God, faith in each other and our refusal to surrender to cynicism and destruction. Not because it is easy, but because it is necessary. Not because the victory is guaranteed, but because the fight is worth it. ”
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The audience, which gave the former vice president a standing ovation when she was on stage, continued to cheer during Harris’s speech.
“Although we have no illusions about what we are against in this chapter of our American story, this chapter will not only be written by the one who occupies the Oval Office – nor by the richest among us. The American story will be written by you, written by us – by we the people. Thank you, God bless the United States, “concluded Harris.
The prize of the chairman honors individuals who “excel in public services and use their unique platforms to ignite and stimulate meaningful change.” Harris, born in Oakland, served as Attorney General and US Senator in California before he wrote history as the first woman, Black American and South Asian American who served as VP (with President Joe Biden). Then, in 2024, Harris conducted another historical campaign such as the first black and South Asian woman who was nominated by a large party for president.
Fits Chairman’s Award Honorees his Amanda Gorman, Samuel L. Jackson, the late American congress member John Lewis, Ruby Dee, Danny Glover, Rev. James Lawson, Tyler Perry, then Senator Barack Obama, congress member Bennie G. Thompson, congress woman Maxine Waters and former surgeon -general Regina Benjamin.
