And for black women, the concerns are even more acute, certain to their chagrin that Harris will suffer suspicion and ostracism as both a woman and a black woman - a dual reality that many black women know all too well in their own lives.
    That may explain why, on the day that President Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed Harris, some 44,000 women across the country, most of them black, called to express solidarity with Harris. It was a natural grassroots appeal that showed real enthusiasm and support, and the next day, black men also came out in force to support Harris.And for black women, solidarity with Vice President Kamala Harris,However, solidarity with the vice president was felt most strongly by black women, and it was black women who pledged to support her.Rachel Cohen, 35, a stay-at-home mom of three in Port St. Lucie, said she remembers what she heard after she was accepted early to the University of Florida.

Harris, 59, has been mocked and parodied by white political opponents, often men, for his laughter. Former President Donald Trump has been experimenting with various lines of attack associated with the mockery, including nicknames like "Giggling Kamala" and "Laughing Kamala."Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, whom Trump named as his running mate, criticized Harris and other Democratic women as "a bunch of childless, pathetic catwomen."