NEW YORK, CMC – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States in November’s Presidential Elections.
“I have had the privilege of knowing Vice President Kamala Harris for many years and of working alongside her on several issues close to both our hearts during her tenure in the United States Senate,” said Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants.
“But well before my first opportunity to do so, I had already heard much on her distinguished character and the dignity with which she carries herself, as well as, of course, our common Jamaican heritage,” said Clarke, who represents the predominantly Caribbean 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York.
She told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that it was not until “I stood by her side and felt the full breadth of her energy and passion that it became clear to me that she is an individual who truly embodies the ethos of Caribbean resilience that defines our culture and community.”
Clarke, the first vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), described Harris, whose father is the retired Jamaican-born economist Dr. Donald Harris, as “a woman who has been pushed back, yet still pushes forward.”
The Congresswoman said Harris’s “persevering spirit” has profoundly resonated with Caribbean Americans and the American people.
“As America faces this great inflection point, and its people begin to deliberate on their choice that will decide the path our nation takes in the decades ahead, there is no doubt in my mind that Vice President Kamala Harris is the leader we need to steer us through this pivotal movement, and towards the future, so many are depending on,” said Clarke.
Clarke described Harris as “a joyful warrior, unafraid to reject hate and unapologetic of who she is and what her story says.
“I will take great pride in casting my ballot in her name come November, and I am immensely grateful that she will have provided myself and tens of millions more Americans the chance to play our part in the history she is creating,” she said.
Earlier this week, a newly formed virtual group called Caribbean Americans United in Support of Kamala Harris for President began strongly pushing for the election of the first Caribbean-American Vice President in the United States.
Jamaican-born Una S.T. Clarke, the first ever Caribbean-American woman elected to the New York City Council, told CMC that Harris is “competent and has the qualifications for the position.
“I feel confident that she can win,” said the trail-blazing Clarke, an elected New York City delegate to the Democratic Convention in Chicago next week. “It becomes easier when we all put our heads and hearts together.
“I didn’t go into politics for politics’ sake but to make a difference for all people,” she added.
Last week, the two most powerful Democrats in the United States Congress endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party nominee for President.
US Senate Majority Leader Charles “Chuck” Schumer and US House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New York Democrats, endorsed Harris.
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