Harris, whose political career has included many barrier-breaking moments, was surrounded by firsts as she took the oath of office Wednesday. Kamala Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and a Jamaican...
Diverse Voices on Inauguration Day
Best of NBC News diversity sections: NBC Asian America, NBCBLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT from Inauguration Day 2021.

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NBCBLK
Amanda Gorman, 22, the nation's youngest inaugural poet, captivated the nation with her poem, "The Hill We Climb." Amanda Gorman, 22, all but stole the show on Inauguration Day as she performed her original...
ASIAN AMERICA
Harris’ historic inauguration as VP was commemorated in a virtual ceremony featuring dozens of Asian American and Pacific Islander celebrities, lawmakers and organizers. Asian American celebrities, lawmakers...
NBC LATINO
"Placing a bust of my father in the Oval Office symbolizes the hopeful new day that is dawning for our nation," says Paul Chavez, the civil rights icon's son. Darryl Morin, national president of the advocacy...
"It's going to be hard, because there's still going to be people that think the election was a fraud," said Yumaira Saavedra of Pennsylvania. Joe Biden has said that as the 46th president, he will work...
NBC OUT
Federal nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people are closer than they’ve ever been. Devyn Box, 36, a social worker in Dallas, avoids going places in Texas where IDs have to be shown, because Box’s...
Undoing the Trump administration’s ban on trans people serving openly will be among President Biden’s “executive actions” in the “coming days and weeks.” President Joe Biden will soon reverse the ban transgender...