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France 24
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Leela JACINTO

Race and racism take centre stage as Kamala Harris eyes White House prize

US Vice President Kamala Harris is introduced by the head of a Black sorority, Zeta Phi Beta, at the Indiana Convention Center on July 24, 2024. © Scott Olson via AFP

If she convinces voters in the November election, Kamala Harris could be the first Black and South Asian woman to become US president. It’s a prospect her supporters find exhilarating, which has sparked an ugly racial backlash against the Democratic front-runner from among her conservative critics. 

The racist onslaught began just hours after President Joe Biden withdrew from the White House race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in a Sunday shocker announcement.

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