Kamala Harris's journey sheds light on challenges for Black women in prosecutorial roles
Briefly

These attacks ... echo harmful stereotypes used to undermine Black women prosecutors, and the same identity-based criticism is being used to delegitimize Black women in positions of legal authority.
People do not just threaten to remove me; I am going to be raped first and then hung from a tree, highlighting the extreme threats faced by Black women in prosecution.
The relentless hostility and disdain faced by Black women prosecutors will choke off the pipeline to leadership roles, discouraging future Black lawyers from pursuing these careers.
People ... call me the n-word more than they call me Fani, illustrating the racial slurs and hostility that Black women like Fani Willis endure.
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