In a post on Medium a few hours before taking the stage, Harris wrote that her hometown of Oakland gave her a "deep belief in the promise of our country - and a deep understanding of the parts of that promise that still remain unfulfilled."
Emshicilelweni ku-Medium, emahoreni ambalwa ngaphambi kokugibela esiteji, u-Harris ubhale ukuthi ikubo i-Oakland limnika “inkolelo ejulile esethembisweni sezwe lakithi – nokuqonda okujulile kwezingxenye zaleso sethembiso esingakafezeki.”