The first black woman in the United States has been elected as the Vice President of the United States.
This is the first time in US history that a woman has been elected vice president. The award went to Democratic Party's Kamala Harris.
In August, Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate in the United States, nominated Senator Kamala Harris for the vice presidency.
It was the first time a black woman had been nominated for the post.
Kamala was previously opposed to Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The California senator's mother was born in India and his father was born in Jamaica.
Kamala Harris has long been seen as a popular candidate in the race for the presidency.
She is a former California attorney general and has been a staunch supporter of police reform during anti-apartheid protests.
Kamala Harris was born in Auckland to two immigrant parents. His mother was born in India while his father was born in Jamaica.
After her parents' divorce, Kamala Harris was raised by her Hindu single mother, Shyamla Gopalan Harris, a cancer researcher, and civil rights activist.
She grew up in her Indian cultural background and used to visit India with her mother, but her mother had completely embraced Auckland's black culture and she had two daughters, Kamala and her younger sister Maya was settled in this culture.
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