A 10-Year-Old’s Advice for Kamala Harris on Embracing Her Mixed Heritage
Six-year-old Sumaya Kaur Sidibe beamed with pride when she watched Kamala Harris become Vice President in 2021. She identified with Harris in a big way: she is also mixed race – Indian and Black – and she’s from Oakland. We produced a story about the family watching the inauguration back in 2021. But four years later, Sumaya has complicated feelings about the vice president’s politics and the way she talks about her own mixed-race identity. Host Sasha Khokha checks back in with the Sidibe-Singh family about how they are feeling about this upcoming presidential election, and the questions they have for Kamala Harris.
People in California Prisons Can’t Vote. This Election May Change Their Lives
Incarcerated people can’t vote in this upcoming election, but their lives may be directly impacted by the results. On this week’s show, our friends at KALW’s Uncuffed podcast bring you a conversation between currently and formerly incarcerated journalists at San Quentin: Ryan Pagan, Will Harris, Anthony Gomez and Thanh Tran. They discuss statewide ballot measures propositions 6 and 36. If passed, Proposition 6 would end involuntary servitude in prison, and Proposition 36 would increase penalties for certain theft and drug crimes.