The Hidden Message in Kamala Harris’ Smile

Black women see themselves in Kamala’s ‘I’m speaking’ face

U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator from California Kamala Harris gestures during the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

“I’m speaking.”

Two simple words but so much meaning.

There was something hauntingly familiar about the grin that slowly spread across Senator Kamala Harris’ face while she calmly reminded the vice president not to interrupt her during their…