Kamala Harris’ Adorable Great-Nieces Give Lesson On Her Name
Kamala Harris’ great nieces melted the DNC into heart-eye goo Thursday when they schooled the masses on the proper pronunciation of their Aunt’s name.
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Kerry Washington, who hosted the final night of the Democratic National Convention, brought the purely precious girls onstage for a lighthearted moment sprinkled with truth.
“Confusion is understandable,” said Washington before bringing out Amara and Leela Ajagu, the daughters of Kamala’s niece Maya Harris, and the granddaughters of Kamala Harris’ sister, Maya Harris. “Disrespect is not. So tonight, we are going to help everyone get it right.”
“First you say ‘Kama,’ like a comma in a sentence,” said Amara, the adorable 8-year-old. “Then you say ‘La,’ like ‘la-la-la-la-la,’” added equally adorable 6-year-old Leela.
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“Put it together,” Washington said, “And it’s Kamala!”
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As you can imagine, the Internet was pleased to see the heartwarming moment and reacted in kind.
Following the brief pronunciation lesson, Amara and Leela’s mom, Meena Harris, hit the stage alongside Kamala’s stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, and Kamala’s goddaughter, Helena Hudlin. The trio celebrated Kamala as an “extraordinary woman” who is ready to guide the nation.
“I grew up in Oakland California in a house full of extraordinary women,” said Meena. “my mom, my grandma and my auntie who showed me the meaning of service, helping her sister; a 17-year-old single mom, fighting for justice for the American people and still cooking Sunday family dinner. “She guided me, now she’s guiding my own children and I know she’ll guide our country forward.”
Ella also noted that Kamala came into her life when she was 14 and joked that it was a “very easy time for a teenager.”
“Like a lot of young people, I didn’t always understand what I was feeling, but no matter what, Kamala was there for me. She was patient, caring and always took me seriously. She’s never stopped listening to me and she’s not going to stop listening to all of us.”