Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India holds special prayer for her victory Banners wishing Harris luck for US elections have sprung up in idyllic rural haven in Tamil Nadu The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024
Village in India where Harris is ‘daughter of the land’ on edge as US election looms Billboards with Harris’s face wishing her good luck erected across sleepy village and daily prayers held at local temple The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2024
Tucker Carlson falsely brands Kamala Harris ‘Samoan-Malaysian’ during bizarre Donald Trump rally warmup Tucker Carlson bizarrely described Kamala Harris as "Samoan-Malaysian" during a speech at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, 27 October. The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
A small town in Jamaica watches Harris campaign with pride – and wariness The Democratic nominee is proud of her Jamaican roots. Her story inspires some but others wonder if her presidency would benefit the country The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2024
Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’ People sometimes feel pressured to choose one identity over another. Kamala Harris, who is multiracial – her mother is from India and her father is a Black immigrant from Jamaica – illustrates the complexity of defining identity. The Conversation · Oct 4, 2024
Trump called Harris's father a 'Marxist.' There's another story Stanford economist Peter Blair Henry said he and Harris have both urged the Jamaican government to harness the power of free markets. Fortune · Sep 30, 2024
Jackson's Harris apology not authorized The singer said in an interview that she thought the vice president was half-white Salon · Sep 22, 2024
Janet Jackson’s ‘apology’ for shocking Kamala Harris comments was not authorised by singer Singer previously echoed false claims made by Harris’s Republican White House rival, Donald Trump The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024
‘She’s not Black’: Janet Jackson makes shocking comments about Kamala Harris’s heritage Singer echoed false claims made by Donald Trump The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024
Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement When Barack Obama was elected president, the people of Moneygall in Ireland celebrated. Birthplace of Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather on his white mother’s side, the village commemorated the victory – and a later visit from the 44th president – with pints of Guinness and a kitschy trade in “O'Bama” memorabilia. The Conversation · Sep 6, 2024
Trump insists he and Vance are not weird but ‘solid rocks’ as he rambles about hating mosquitoes ‘We’re not weird. We are other things, perhaps, but we’re not weird,’ Trump insists The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024
Kamala Harris vows to ‘write next great chapter’ as battle with Trump officially begins Vice-president charts a ‘new way forward’ with her barrier-breaking candidacy The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris Shares Inspiring Personal Journey Explore Vice President Kamala Harris' inspiring journey from a supportive community to the highest office in the US. Top News · Aug 23, 2024
Harris' family members are popping up around Chicago this week during the DNC. Here's who's who Members of Vice President Kamala Harris' blended family are popping around Chicago this weel during the Democratic National Convention, where Harris will accept her party's presidential nomination The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024
The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2024 The evolution of Kamala Harris: from activist in pigtails to presidential candidate The daughter of civil rights activists has an unbroken history of working to change ‘anything that wasn’t right’, friends say
Top News · Aug 17, 2024 Kamala Harris' Caribbean Roots Highlighted Amid Political Controversy Explore Vice President Kamala Harris' Caribbean roots and her connection to Brown's Town in Jamaica amidst discussions about her Black identity and politic...
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2024 Kamala Harris says her dad taught her to be fearless, but he’s been markedly absent from her public rise Family is at the forefront of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and she speaks frequently and fondly of her late mother’s influence – but rarely is there mention of her father. A “Marxist” economics professor who left Jamaica for UC Berkeley, Donald J Harris has said little about his daughter during…
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024 Trump embraces MAGA activist at Atlanta rally who repeats his offensive claims about Harris’ heritage Trump considered ‘never going back home to the First Lady’ after Michaelah Montgomery gave him a kiss at fast-food restaurant in April, he says
The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2024 Kamala Harris campaign raises $310m in July as presidential race is transformed Vice-president’s fundraising haul dwarfed Trump’s $138.7m with polls indicating a tight contest in battleground states
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024 Everything we know about Kamala Harris’ ethnic background after Trump questioned it The vice president’s father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024 What can we learn about Kamala Harris from her memoir? As critics line up to suggest Kamala Harris is unqualified to be President of the United States one wonders if any of them have actually read her memoir. The team at Sky News seem to largely base their analysis on her somewhat raucous laugh. But The Truths We Hold: An…
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024 From temple donations to family visits, how Kamala Harris is still the pride of her Indian ancestral village Some 8,000 miles from Washington DC, this village in southern Tamil Nadu is an unlikely pocket of fervent support for the presumptive 2024 Democratic candidate. Vishwam Sankaran meets locals who are hoping to see one of their own named the next US president
Top News · Jul 25, 2024 Kamala Harris' Memoir Sales Surge After 2024 Presidential Nomination Explore Kamala Harris' memoir 'The Truths We Hold' and her upbringing in the civil rights movement, family background, and connections with leftist activists.
Fortune · Jul 22, 2024 What CEOs could expect from a President Kamala Harris The VP is likely to tout her administration's relatively calm stewardship to Big Business.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2024 Kamala Harris just gave the biggest speech of her career — could she be the first-ever female POTUS? The Californian prosecutor, 59, has made a career of firsts — now she has 74 days to do it again. From her activist upbringing to the hype-man husband who stole the show in Chicago, Katie Strick charts her life so far