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Harris brings Baptist, interfaith roots to Democratic ticket

by Associated Press
| August 12, 2020 12:03 AM

Kamala Harris, tapped on Tuesday as Joe Biden’s running mate, attended services at both a Black Baptist church and a Hindu temple growing up – an interfaith background that reflects her historic status as the first Black woman and woman of South Asian descent on a major-party presidential ticket.

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