Kamala: Next in Line

Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. 

The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But only one will walk away with the top prize.

Host Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card) was Nevada’s contestant in 2001. More than 20 years later, she returns to Alabama as a judge. What can two weeks with 50 of the country’s most ambitious teens tell us about girlhood in America?

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As a bonus for “Kamala: Next in Line” listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Into America,” a podcast from MSNBC that’s hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee. The latest episode explores the little-known story of a place that shaped Kamala Harris’ identity – the Rainbow Sign. It was a Black cultural center in Berkeley, California that opened its doors in 1971 and welcomed the likes of James Baldwin, Nina Simone, and Shirley Chisholm. Odette Pollar, whose mother Mary Ann Pollar who founded Rainbow Sign in 1971, tells Trymaine what the center was like during its brief but influential lifespan. And Dezie Woods-Jones, founder and President of Black Women Organized for Political Action, explains how the social and political climate in the Bay Area at the time gave rise to Rainbow Sign, and how the center impacted Harris’ life. 

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A nation has voted - and Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are heading to the White House. So what comes next? Joy speaks with MSNBC contributors Jonathan Capehart and Errin Haines, and host of the podcast Into America, Trymaine Lee.

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November 3rd is upon us. Will Kamala Harris be the 49th Vice President of the United States? And what kind of Vice President would she be? Joy speaks with NBC reporters Ali Vitale and Kasie Hunt about what comes next for Kamala Harris.

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Her political career was accelerating but she hit a brick wall when she ran for president. How did Kamala Harris go from frontrunner to also-ran?

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She battled the banks. She opposed Proposition 8. Kamala Harris has often been described as a “progressive prosecutor.” But does her record as San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General back up that claim?

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Just months after being sworn in as San Francisco District Attorney a police officer is shot and killed and Kamala Harris faces her toughest test. She must decide whether to stick with her values or cave to public pressure. Her decision gains her enemies - and will haunt/plague/torment her as she rises in California politics.

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From the election campaign that brought her head-to-head with her toughest opponent to the school debates where she honed her skills, how did Kamala Harris’ time at university prepare her for her run for Vice President?

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A fight over fajitas sets off a battle between the San Francisco Police Department and the District Attorney. Amid the political turmoil Kamala Harris launches her first run for office.

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Kamala: Next In Line premieres October 5th, 2020.

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