She Went To A Historically Black School…

After finishing her secondary schooling in Canada, Harris returned to America to attend Howard University in the early ‘80s. Dubbed as the Black Harvard, the Washington D.C. institution is one of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and was actually considered the most prestigious one back then.

There, she studied political science and economics. Despite her academic workload, she found time to join protests, taking part in demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa. These days she’s bringing her alma mater pride as the first HBCU graduate to have been tapped for a presidential ticket.