In the wake of Joe Biden’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, a great deal of attention has focused on whether America is ready for a Black female president.
Unmentioned is a question of equal complexity: Why is Harris Black?
So in terms of her ancestry, she is as much South Asian as she is Black.
Barack Obama, with one Black and one white parent, is called Black.
Harris often mentions the South Asian half of her heritage, but in traditional American discourse, it feels off to categorize her as simply South Asian — like Aziz Ansari or Mindy Kaling — and leave it there.
Persons:
Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris, Unmentioned, Harris, It’s, Barack Obama, Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling —
Organizations:
South
Locations:
America, India, Jamaica