‘A bill has come due’: Kamala Harris’ rise and the decades of Black women before her

Figures like Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Chisholm, and Barbara Jordan forged a tradition of Black women in politics. Here's how they led to Kamala Harris's rise to running mate.

In the late 1990s, Stacey Abrams faced a decision.

Abrams was working on a master’s in public policy at the University of …