After many many years after our first black president back in 2008. We finally have our first female vice president of color in 2020. Think about how many girls of color are going dream of being the president now. I remember when I was young, living out that fantasy of being a female president in a video games. Now I think there is a chance that someday a woman is going to presidents, hopefully in my lifetime. With change there always comes some backlash. When Hilary Clinton was running against Trump in 2016. People where worried that she would blow up the world on her period. Mayo Clinic says, Menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. It’s diagnosed after you’ve gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States”{2} Hilary was 69 years old during that time, which meant she could no longer had periods. This equals to no Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and no blowing the world up. Why can’t people admit women make better leaders than men look at the other countries who handle COVID-19 better because they had female leaders . 

Right now we’re living in lift changing history. I am happy to be apart of this and to witness the first female vice president of color. I say this a lot “Monkey say monkey do” Kids are watching all the time and dreaming one day they could be a singer like Selena, a superhero like Wonder Woman or Black Panther. It is all about representation and having dreams that touch the stars.

{1}Herndon, Astead W. “Kamala Harris: Who She Is and What She Stands For.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Sept. 2019, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/elections/kamala-harris.html.
{2} “Menopause.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 14 Oct. 2020, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/menopause/symptoms-causes/syc-20353397.