Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris graced Elle magazine’s cover ahead of this week’s showdown with Mike Pence.
In the November 2020 issue, Harris speaks on the current wave of police violence across the country.
“What I hope and pray is that we can get to a point where, through what are undoubtedly difficult conversations, we confront the real history of America,” she said. “Doing it in a way that is motivated by love, but also is fully honest.”
The debate between Pence and Harris will begin at 9 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday and run for 90 minutes without commercial interruptions on several networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC and NBC.
Unlike the presidential debates, the candidates for vice president will face-off just once.
As the Trump administration continues to divide the country, Harris makes it clear that unity is everything to her and jer running-mate, Joe Biden.
“[Unity] is not what some people might think, which is, ‘Hey everybody, come in the room, we’re all in the room together.’ No. Because what if one person in that room is telling another, ‘Oh, tone that down a little bit. This is not a time to talk about that. Be a little bit quieter about that for the sake of unity.’ That’s not unity. Unity is when everyone is respected and has an equal voice. We have to be very clear-eyed about what we mean, and that what we mean is not about a Hallmark card.”
Harris’ Elle cover hits newsstands Nov. 3.
