Indeed, A story alright.
To start, for most women: Pearls represent refinement and wisdom
For Harris, it’s a liaison to her sorority sisters “The strand of pearls speaks to solidarity among the members,” Pearls have long been a statement piece of the first historically Black Greek sorority and its founders and Harris chose to honor her sisterhood Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, which is still supporting her through her political parcour.
Beyond the fact that pearls are timeless and classic, it seems Sen. Harris wears them as a way to always keep her pledge to her historic sisterhood with her throughout her life.