The first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate from California announced her pursuit of the Oval Office on the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. And she regularly paid homage to late congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.), the first black woman to seek a major party’s presidential nomination, during her campaign.In her announcement ending her campaign, Harris pointed toward fundraising being the biggest obstacle that kept her from moving forward.WP
