ABOUT THIS EPISODE - “Kamala, Joe And The Fissures In The Base” On Tuesday afternoon, the news came in that Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, picked Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate. That makes her the first Black woman and the first South Asian woman to be on a major party ticket as vice president. It's a historic moment that underlines the themes of our episode this week, which is all about Black Democrats: Kamala Harris is a polarizing figure, especially within this voting bloc, and her selection isn't an automatic shoo-in for winning Black votes for Biden. The reality is that many Black Democrats want very different things. There's the KHive (Kamala lovers), and then there's the hashtag-KamalaIsACop constituency. (And in case you're confused, those people… don't like Kamala Harris.) So this week, we're tackling some of the messy conversations among Black Democrats, which have really come to the foreground in this monumental election cycle. WHAT’S CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. LISTEN to more episodes of Code Switch on: NPR One - https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/U3n6 Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2KPJ8tL Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2Sp1wh9 FOLLOW Code Switch: Twitter - CodeSwitch Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nprcodeswitch Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NPRCodeSwitch/ FOLLOW Code Switch hosts: Gene Demby - https://twitter.com/GeeDee215 Shereen Marisol Meraji - https://twitter.com/RadioMirage MUSIC CREDITS “Idle Ways | Simple Light” from Blue Dot Sessions “Symphony 40 In G Minor | Alt Simple” from Blue Dot Sessions “Lupi” by Galen Huckins from Blue Dot Sessions “Mknt” from Blue Dot Sessions “Pastel de Nata” by Galen Huckins from Blue Dot Sessions “Gatinha Rosa” from Galen Huckins Blue Dot Sessions ------------------------------------------------------ FOLLOW NPR ELSEWHERE https://www.instagram.com/npr/ https://www.tiktok.com/@npr https://www.facebook.com/NPR https://www.npr.org/