"The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values," the Democratic California senator said. Harris is the first African-American woman to announce a run for the White House in 2020, and the third woman in the field. Forty-seven years ago this week, Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman ever to run for president, launched her campaign. But some felt she did not do enough to support progressive ballot propositions revising California's three-strikes law, for example, when she became attorney general. From the Palmetto State, Harris hopes to notch another win because of her neighboring state advantage in Nevada, where she has campaigned extensively for other candidates.

Source: CNN January 21, 2019 12:32 UTC