Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Named <br />‘Time’ Person of the Year.<br />On December 10, the magazine awarded the two with the title after beating Donald Trump in the presidential election.<br />Harris is the United States' first female, first Black and <br />first South Asian vice president-elect. .<br />For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, .., Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, via CNN.<br />... for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year, Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, via CNN.<br />Since 1927, ‘Time’ has annually selected the<br />man, woman, group or concept that has had the<br />most influence on the world during the year. .<br />In 2019, environmental activist<br />Greta Thunberg was named Person of the Year<br />because she inspired a global movement.<br />Prior to their announcement of the<br />winner, ‘Time’ named the other finalists for 2020. .<br />They were Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci<br />and essential workers and the movement for racial justice.<br />Trump was nominated for his highly<br />criticized response to the pandemic and<br />baseless claims of election fraud.<br />Dr. Fauci and essential workers were<br />nominated because of their life-saving work and<br />leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />The movement for racial justice was nominated for demanding action against racial injustice, police brutality and systemic discrimination.
