Harris speaks after announcing presidential bid — watch live

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California Sen. Kamala Harris held her first press conference as a Democratic candidate for president at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C., The event came after a morning announcement that she is joining the Democratic primary race for president in 2020.

“For all voters, we’ve got to reach out to folks,” Harris said. “I feel a sense of responsibility to stand up and fight for the best of our country.”

Harris is bypassing the formal exploratory stage and going all-in. Harris made it official Monday with a social media video that also introduced her campaign slogan: “For the people.”

She is the third U.S. senator and the fourth woman to join the 2020 fray. Harris is also the first African-American candidate to enter the race, and her campaign rollout speaks to that significance: Her announcement comes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and her campaign logo was inspired by Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for president nearly five decades ago.

“There are already and will continue to be great candidates,” she said. “This is a robust signal of who we are as a democracy.”

Harris’s next campaign event is in South Carolina. She will host an official campaign kickoff rally in Oakland, California, on Jan. 27. Her campaign headquarters will be based in Baltimore, with a second location in Oakland.

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