Former Scandal actor Kerry Washington sought the help of Harris’s nieces Amara and Leela on how to properly pronounce “Kamala” on Thursday, shortly before the vice president is expected to accept the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.
The pig-tailed pair explained “Kamala” was pronounced by putting together “comma” and “lah,” leading the United Center arena in a call and response before Washington completed the chant with “for president!”
“First you say comma, like comma in a sentence,” Amara said. “Then you say, ‘La,’ like lalalala,” Leila finished.
Amara and Leela’s mother Meena, the daughter of Harris’s sister Maya, then came onstage, with Harris’s stepdaughter Ella Emhoff with husband Doug and goddaughter Helena Hudlin.
“I grew up in Oakland, California, in a house full of extraordinary women: my mom, my grandma, and my aunty, who…
