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    VP Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took rights from the people of America

    Vice President Kamala Harris tells voters at Essence Fest to elect people to Congress who can address policy that cannot be done through executive action.
    by Reena Advani Jul 03, 2023 6 minutes
    Vice President Kamala Harris sits with NPR's Michel Martin for a discussion.

    On stage this weekend, there was Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliot, Megan Thee Stallion. And there was Kamala Harris.

    "Coretta Scott King famously said that the fight for civil rights must be fought and won with each generation. We are that generation she spoke of," said the vice president on stage Friday at the 29th Essence Festival of Culture. "So, fight we must."

    Tens of thousands of people showed up this past weekend for the Essence festival in New Orleans, La., where Vice President Kamala Harris headlined panel conversations about economic opportunity and maternal health and reproductive rights. On both days she spoke, the U.S. Supreme Court issued monumental decisions that ended the use of race as a factor in college admissions and blocked the Biden administration's attempt to forgive student loan debt. It also ruled that businesses could refuse LGBTQ customers.

    "This is a serious moment and fundamental issues are at stake," Vice President Harris told NPR's Michel Martin in her first interview after

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