Vice President Kamala Harris’ Caribbean roots are gaining attention as she becomes more familiar to the American public following her recent elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket. Her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, has raised questions about her Black identity as they compete for support among African American voters in key states like Michigan and Georgia.
Trump's comments at a gathering of Black journalists last month, where he questioned whether Harris is Indian or Black, were widely criticized. Harris, in fact, has a mixed heritage - her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is Indian-born, and her father, Donald Harris, is Jamaican-born.
