, ▁and ▁grass ro ots ▁organ izing ▁work . ▁" The ▁Project ' s ▁prior ities ▁are ▁elimin ating ▁ra cial ▁dispar ities ▁in ▁the ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁educational ▁equ ity ▁in ▁California ▁public ▁schools ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Harris ▁was ▁the ▁Northern ▁California ▁director ▁for ▁No ▁on ▁ 5 4 , ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁defeat ▁Proposition ▁ 5 4 , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁end ▁aff irm ative ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Harris ▁author ed ▁the ▁ess ay ▁" F ost ering ▁Account able ▁Community - Center ed ▁Pol icing ", ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁book ▁The ▁C oven ant ▁with ▁Black ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Harris ▁was ▁Vice ▁President ▁for ▁Dem ocracy , ▁Rights ▁and ▁Justice ▁at ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁she ▁addresses ▁through ▁her ▁position ▁is ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁child ▁br ides . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Harris ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁Tony ▁West ▁since ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁May a ▁and ▁Tony ▁were ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁School . ▁May a ▁and ▁Tony ▁became ▁friends , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁a ▁relationship ▁until ▁after ▁gradu ation . ▁Her ▁daughter , ▁Me ena ▁Harris , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category :