Kamala Harris to Receive NAACP Chairman's Award

Honoring her commitment to justice and equality for all
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Posted Feb 18, 2025 1:45 AM CST
Kamala Harris to Receive NAACP Chairman's Award
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., appears on stage at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Kamala Harris is set to receive the NAACP's Chairman's Award at the Image Awards ceremony this weekend. The event is co-presented by the NAACP and BET, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. Categories at the awards include entertainer of the year, best movie, and outstanding work of poetry. Leon W. Russell, the NAACP's national board chair, praised Harris as a "force of change" and highlighted her dedication to justice and equality.

Harris was the first woman and person of color to serve as vice president, and previously was a US senator from California, as well as the state's attorney general. Past winners of the Chairman's Award include Barack Obama, John Lewis, and Ruby Dee. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)

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