Kids' Country

On Jan. 20, Kamala Harris became the first Black, first South Asian American and first woman Vice President of the United States. Harris, born in Oakland, California to an Indian mother and Jamaican father, spoke about her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, in her first speech as vice president-elect. Harris is also the first vice president to have graduated from a historically Black college or university (HBCU), ... She was the first Black American to serve as California’s Attorney General from 2011 to 2016. In 2016, she was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate for the state of California Harris also helped others make history in December when she hired the first all-woman senior staff for the U.S. vice president’s office. Cory Stieg (source CBS) #BlackHistoryMonth #KamalaHarris

Meet, Donnie Allen. Passionate Chef, KC Fan, and a great human all around! Donnie Allen is also featured in this month's Kids' Country Newsletter. Chef, you're an inspiration to our community! Please give him a warm shout out below! #blackhistorymonth #blacklivesmatter #kcstory #supportblackownedbuisnesses Want to learn more of what we're featuring this month? In addition to our highlights, our KC newsletter provides hand selected activities, resources, and information on the current happenings at our organization. Sign up today! KC Newsletter Form: https://forms.gle/y41i6VMpHNusWu7c8

Today marks the first day of Black History Month. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. We'll be celebrating the month with stories, activities, and much more! Check out the latest with our future leaders below! #blackhistorymonth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzt3gFgYVYk

Keeping our Earth healthy is important. Making an effort always starts in our every day living. Before you take a single-use plastic straw from the coffee shop, why not bring your own environmentally safe paper straw? A paper straw that you made! By making your own paper straws you're able to customize the design, make them unique to everyones personality, and save the planet at the same time. It can't get any cooler than that! Thanks to @kids.nationalgeographic for sharing this wonderful activity. #steam #savetheplanet #papernotplastic #paperstraws

A new friend has arrived to the White House. A Moon Rock now sits in the Oval Office! Wow! Check out NASA's latest article on its importances and fun facts on this awesome news. #STEM #STEAM https://www.nasa.gov//nasa-lends-moon-rock-for-oval-offic/

A friendly reminder to be kind to our hearts. Happy Thursday everyone! #kindness #livelife #kidsatheart