Kamala Harris could make history during the 2024 presidential election, but who are her parents, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris? Here's what to know.
Probably Kari Lake's best (and most relatable?) quote of the speech: "Actually I can think of one thing more dangerous than a grizzly bear, and it's a middle-aged, fed-up mother in Washington D.C. And I haven't even started my hot flashes yet guys. Just wait. Just wait." Anus...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is the first woman, Black person, and Asian American to serve in the role. Read about her age, husband, parents, and more.
Reflections of a Jamaican Father By Donald J. Harris As a child growing up in Jamaica, I often heard it said, by my parents and family friends: “memba whe yu cum fram”. To this day, I continue to retain the deep social awareness and strong sense of identity which that grassroots Ja...
Kamala Harris talks a lot about Shyamala Gopalan, and she always has. Her mother, who died in 2009, is by far, she has said, her most significant, most lasting influence —“thetoughest, smartest and most loving personI have ever known,” her “greatestsource of inspiration,”“themos...
Kamala Harris’s campaign is aware of your appreciation for the vice-president’s husband, Doug Emhoff, and has made some special merch just for you. For the thirstiest members of Coconut Nation and the D-Unit, there is now an 11-ounce white ceramic mug (it’s dishwasher safe), a tee...
“I was privileged with having Senator Kamala Harris in my life for a long time, as a native of California,” she says. “I grew up in my Indian immigrant father and Jewish-American mother’s Irish pub in Los Angeles, so having someone with her story just paved t...
"The Truths We Hold" that "they didn't fight about money. The only thing they fought about was who got the books." Though her father remained a part of their lives, Harris and her sister lived with their mother who she said: "was the one most responsible for shaping us into the wom...
The ceremony was small and intimate. SFGate reported all the notable details: Emhoff and Harris honored each other’s heritage (he by wearing a flower garland, a tribute to Harris’s Indian heritage through her mother; she by breaking a glass, a nod to his Jewish heritage), Harris’s niec...
Obama then said she and Harris’ mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris had a shared set of values. “Kamala Harris and I built our lives on those same foundational values. Even though our mothers grew up an ocean apart, they shared the same belief in the promise of this country....