(23 Aug 2024)
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Oakland, California – 22 August 2024
1. Wide, people sitting, watching speech, cheering
2. Jennifer Stephens Pierre watching, dancing
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Natre’ Burks, Oakland Resident:
"She is a woman that is strong, that she came from a strong woman. To hear her sister be there for her in the most amazing way. To hear her husband be there in the most amazing way, and to see various peoples from different backgrounds, all different colors, nationalities, different populations, demographics, all to create an environment where we’re unified, not where we’re divided."
4. People watching speech on tv
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Natre Burks, Oakland resident:
"That’s when I cried because I felt like she looked like me. And just to sit in this moment, to hear Kamala speak and to know that a woman who looks like me, who has great values, who respects other, who wants to be treated right, with respect and dignity, dignity and fairness, and to be able to empower other people to feel the same way."
4. Jennifer Stephens-Pierre watching, crying
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Stephens-Pierre, Oakland Resident:
"Being in Oakland and just being able to see where she’s from, I think is not only inspiring to me, and I’m 50 plus, but inspiring to my daughter, who also wants to be an attorney. Inspiring to all the little girls to know that the person that’s sitting next to you in elementary school may just one day become the president of the United States. And you know what? You don’t have to be perfect to do it."
6. People watching, cheering
STORYLINE:
People gathered in Kamala Harris’ hometown of Oakland, California Thursday to watch the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
As she mentioned the city where she was born, they cheered and spoke about the inspiration the presidential candidate is providing for women and young girls.
"Being in Oakland and just being able to see where she’s from, I think is not only inspiring to me, and I’m 50 plus, but inspiring to my daughter, who also wants to be an attorney," said Oakland resident Jennifer Stephens-Pierre. "Inspiring to all the little girls to know that the person that’s sitting next to you in elementary school may just one day become the president of the United States.
Natre Burks expressed her appreciation for Harris’ message on unity and said she became emotional watching the speech.
"I cried because I felt like she looked like me," said Burks. "And just to sit in this moment, to hear Kamala speak and to know that a woman who looks like me, who has great values, who respects other, who wants to be treated right, with respect and dignity, dignity and fairness, and to be able to empower other people to feel the same way."
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