Kamala Harris [1] is officially the first vice president from California since 1961, and her home city is bursting with pride. Harris is a native of Oakland, CA, and in honor of her swearing-in today, the Bay Area-based Golden State Warriors released a sendoff tribute worthy of the nation's first woman VP [2].
In the video, a young Oakland resident named Stella talks about how she's been inspired by Harris, the first VP who is Black and of South Asian descent: "I love that Kamala looks like me and I can do anything." It goes into a highlight reel of Harris's childhood and career set against clips of the powerful acceptance speech [3] she gave after winning the 2020 election with Joe Biden [4]. Along the way, we see the creation of Harris's customized Warriors jersey, with "Madame Vice President" across the back — MVP. "I'm not saying you gotta put this up in your office at the White House, but it'd probably be a good idea," said Warriors star Steph Curry as he virtually presented her with the signed jersey.
If you put away your tissue box after the inauguration (and Amanda Gorman [5]'s stunning poem), go ahead and grab it again before you watch the touching video above.
