Low-polling Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the friendliest of audiences Monday at the annual NAACP convention, but not before a leader of the civil-rights group felt it necessary to remind attendees why they should support the nation’s first female Black vice president.
Ms. Harris, the Democratic Party’s heir apparent if President Biden quits in 2024, promptly thanked the woman on stage by getting her name wrong.
NAACP board of directors Vice Chair Karen Boykin-Towns introduced Ms. Harris to the group’s 113th annual gathering in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with effusive and lengthy praise. In a 10-minute introduction, Ms.