HARRIS VP PICK HIS HISTORIC BEYOND RACE AND GENDER. SHE’S BREAKING THE HEMISPHERIC CEILING TOO. It’s hard to overstate how hugely historic a Black woman on a major-party U.S. presidential ticket is, especially during an epochal racial and gender awakening in this country. But there’s something else that makes California Senator Kamala Harris’ pick as Joe Biden’s running mate a landmark – and a special irritant to President Trump.