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Aug 14, 2020 · In 2019, accusations swirled on Twitter that Harris was not an “American Black” because her father was a Jamaican immigrant, rather than the descendant of enslaved people (these rumors later ...
Aug 14, 2024 · U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ birth certificate has been shared in posts online as proof that the Democratic presidential candidate is not of Asian American or Black Jamaican...
Aug 6, 2024 · After former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity July 31 at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, some of his supporters used...
Aug 1, 2024 · Harris, whose mother was born in India and whose father is from Jamaica, has always identified as both Indian American and Black. Trump appears to be trying to resurrect bogus social media...
Jul 23, 2024 · Harris is not Black. THE FACTS: This is false. Harris is Black and Indian. Her father, Donald Harris, is a Black man who was born in Jamaica. Shyamala Gopalan, her mother, was born in...
Aug 14, 2020 · The pair highlighted the historical significance of Harris being the first Black woman, and first person of Indian descent, to be nominated for national office by a major party in the United...
Jul 22, 2024 · If elected, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris would be the first Black, South Asian woman to hold the nation's highest office.
Aug 12, 2020 · CLAIM: Kamala Harris is not Black because she is of Indian and Jamaican descent. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris identifies as both Indian American and Black. The California senator’s mother was born in India and her father was born in Jamaica. The census category for Black or African ...
Nov 8, 2020 · She grew up engaged with her Indian heritage, joining her mother on visits to India, but Ms Harris has said that her mother adopted Oakland's black culture, immersing her two daughters - Kamala...
Aug 11, 2020 · In short, under American law, no one could deny Harris's right to assert that she is half-Indian and less-than-half of African ancestry, but so long as she considers herself, and...