We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.

I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.

I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

There is a lot of work to be done to make sure our leaders reflect the people they are supposed to represent. The more diverse a group of decision makers is, the more informed the decision will be. Until we achieve full representation, we all should understand we are falling short of the ideals of our country.

I could do all of my activities at Howard because it was an environment that had essentially rid the ideology of false choices that I feel absolutely constricts young black students.