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Saturday on CNN’s “Smerconish” a video was played showing multiple black men in a Dauphin County, PA barbershop questioning whether Vice President Kamala Harris is black. CBS reporter Joel Smith asked, “Is Kamala gonna make you a little more likely or less likely to vote Democrat?” One of the men asked, “Hold on is Kamala black, yes or no?” A man next to him said, “I’ll let her speak on that, but to me, no.” Another man in the group said, “I share that same view.” A fourth man said, “I heard she wasn’t. I heard she’s half black and...

White America has long sought to define racial categories — and who can belong to them.

Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec “So is she Indian or is she black? I respect either one…she obviously doesn’t” From Greg Price 2:19 PM · Jul 31, 2024

Claim: Her political opponents are sharing a screenshot supposedly comparing two Associated Press headlines — one from 2016 and another from 2020. Associated Press headlines referred to Kamala Harris as Indian American in 2016 then Black in 2020. Rating: TRUE On July 24, 2024, an apparent screen capture of a post from former U.S. President Donald Trump circulated online showing two alleged Associated Press (AP) headlines, one from 2016 and the other from 2020. The two headlines centered on Vice President Kamala Harris. The first one said Harris was the first "Indian-American US senator" while the second said she was...

ATLANTA -- Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry Monday over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory in the 2020 primaries and ultimately to the White House, and they were among his most steadfast supporters, even as calls for him to quit grew. But as much pride as some Black Americans feel about the possibility of Harris, who is of Black and Indian descent, becoming president, the upending of the race has some voters...