The Truths We Hold

A New York Times bestseller From one of America’s most inspiring political leaders,a book about the core truths that unite usand the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon themin her own life and across the life of our country. Senator Kamala Harris’s commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of immigrantsshe was raised in an OaklandCalifornia community that cared deeply about social justice; her parents–an esteemed economist from Jamaica and an admired cancer researcher from India–met as activists in the civil rights movement when they were graduate students at Berkeley. Growing upHarris herself never hid her passion for justiceand when she became a prosecutor out of law schoola deputy district attorneyshe quickly established herself as one of the most innovative change agents in American law enforcement. She progressed rapidly to become the elected District Attorney for San Franciscoand then the chief law enforcement officer of the state of California as a whole. Known for bringing a voice to the voicelessshe took on the big banks during the foreclosure crisiswinning a historic settlement for California’s working families. Her hallmarks were applying a holisticdata-driven approach to many of California’s thorniest issuesalways eschewing stale \