The powerful duality of Kamala Harris' ascent

Two weeks after a deadly insurrection put on display the White outrage that threatens the country's multiracial democracy, a dramatically different scene will unfold at the US Capitol.

Around noon on January 20, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office. The inauguration of the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect following the aforementioned assault will do two things at once -- mark a hopeful turning point in the long fight for racial representation and justice, and underscore in sobering fashion that confronting White supremacy will be one of the new administration's main challenges.