For­mer Pres­i­dent Barack Oba­ma knows what it’s like to make his­to­ry at a Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion, and soon, so will Sen. Kamala Har­ris (D‑Calif.).Obama was set to give the final speech dur­ing night three of the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion on Wednes­day, but instead, he asked orga­niz­ers to switch things up and give his slot to Har­ris, a per­son famil­iar with the mat­ter told The Wash­ing­ton Post. Why? Because as the first Black pres­i­dent, he want­ed to “pass the torch” to Har­ris, who is poised to become the first Black and South Asian woman on a major party’s pres­i­den­tial tick­et. Now, he will speak before Har­ris, and she will deliv­er the night’s final address.More sto­ries from theweek.com 5 bit­ing­ly fun­ny car­toons about the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion Joe Biden is already plan­ning a failed pres­i­den­cy Kamala Har­ris’ grand finale involved awk­ward point­ing, an emp­ty audi­to­ri­um, and a Zoom mistake