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Coffee Break: Kamala's playlist

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens during a gun safety forum in Las Vegas Oct. 2, 2019.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens during a gun safety forum in Las Vegas Oct. 2, 2019.John Locher | AP 2019

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

August 13, 2020

A few years ago, California Senator Kamala Harris made a music playlist celebrating African-American Music Appreciation Month.

That playlist has resurfaced this week, as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen Senator Harris as his running mate in the 2020 election, making her the first African American and the first Asian American to be chosen as the running mate of a major party's presidential candidate.

So let's let Kamala take the wheel today. What songs do you want to hear from her playlist for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
Leon Bridges - Smooth Sailin'
Aretha Franklin - Think
Prince - Kiss
A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There