CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kamala Harris made history Saturday, being the first woman of color elected as vice president here in the United States.

“My friends were texting me saying they were crying, but I was at work so I had to keep on a straight face," said Laneica Williams.

Williams is the front house manager at Uptown Yolk in Charlotte and was working when she found out the big news. Now that things have settled down, she's excited to see Harris in this new role.

“I think she’s going to do awesome and just being a woman of color in there is going to show women of color all over that we’re having change now," she said.

Brooklynn Jones' dreams have gotten much larger now that she’s seen what Harris has accomplished.

“I see a lot of people on social media where they’re like 'yay she’s the first black woman to do it' and I just feel like it's so surprising and it makes me really happy," she said.

Her mom, Alicia Jones, says that representation isn’t just important for her 11-year-old daughter, but for her and other Black women in our country.

“I can’t lie, I cried when Kamala got on stage," she said. "It just means a lot. I know what we’ve been through and what we’re still having to go through. We’re the backbone of a lot communities, of our men, of everything, so I’m just glad that we’re finally being heard.”  

While this historic moment in time is also important for Williams, she knows its impact will be even much greater for her 18-month-old daughter.

“I just hope that she makes her name just as big as the vice president does and not just for herself but just all over…just everything," she said.