Who is Wanda, the friend Kamala Harris mentioned during her DNC acceptance speech?

During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris recounted a story from her upbringing that inspired her early career as a prosecutor. When Harris asked about it, Wanda said she was being sexually abused by her stepfather, and Harris insisted her friend come stay with her family, she recounted on the stage in Chicago Thursday night. “This is one of the reasons I became a prosecutor: to protect people like Wanda, because I believe everyone has a right to safety, to dignity and to justice,” Harris said on the DNC stage Thursday night. Democratic convention replay: Kamala Harris accepts Democratic presidential nomination Kamala Harris’ friend Wanda speaks on historic nomination, reports Speaking to MSNBC at the convention, she reacted to a campaign video of Harris sharing the story. “It’s very emotional when I hear it, every time I hear it, it brings me back to that time that she rescued me,” Kagan said, adding that Harris also encouraged her to move forward with her education. Kagan said Harris was always empathetic and supportive, as people may be able to see now, CBS reported. Kagan also said she couldn’t expect her best friend would be the presidential nominee, but she isn’t surprised. Kamala Harris: ‘The future is always worth fighting for’ Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president Wednesday, saying she will be president for all Americans. Harris spoke of her working class upbringing and her early career as a prosecutor, pleading with Americans to allow her to fight for them as she did for the people of California. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/23/kamala-harris-friend-wanda/74913968007/