Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences said the compromises U.S. Rep. Val Demings and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, both candidates on Joseph Biden’s shortlist of running mates, made in their careers as Black women in law enforcement make it harder for them to call themselves true reformers now. “If you’re Black, you have to do certain things in order to get ahead—in order for people in power to trust you and give you responsibility,” said Berry.

July 15, 2020 ・ From PBS NewsHour