How Kamala Harris' Jamaican father shaped who she is today | Scripps News Reports

[@scrippsnews]

What do YOU think?

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

I think you're light years behind Candace Owens' reporting on this issue, but it was pretty funny watching this reporter scam Scrippsnews into paying for a trip to her hometown.

[@TKO67]

Thanks so much for doing this spotlight. Refreshing to see.

[@romainebarrett4384]

I love this ❤️💯🙏🏾💙🇯🇲

[@theazrael4423]

See that picture at 6:27 that's Iris Finnegan, Kamala's great grandmother, her father's grandmother. A matriarch of the Finnegan family from an even more rural district than Brownstown, in the hills far above Alexandria, St. Ann

[@ropro9817]

This 22 minute video didn't answer "how Kamala Harris' Jamaican father shaped who she is today". 😒

[@RocCityHebrew585]

Just because her dad is from Jamaica does not make him BLACK. This is an absolutely ridiculous attempt to try and form her as black. She is not 🚫

[@somethingmorerealistic9582]

Yes! Being born some where does not make you a descendant, just a citizen.

[@BREASHONTELL]

Your not the race police they are African American

[@carnellgalloway9314]

Bruh 🎯‼️

[@giftedchild9490]

Exactly she does not have African genes

[@21angleeyes]

Fully agree with you all- except the one talking about your not the race police 😂. Facts are facts. Her dad was born in Jamaica to Scottish and Indian parents. I’m curious why this documentary did not deep dive into his ancestors

[@therealk-tone214]

If you can’t see that Mark Harris Kamala’s “cousin” is Indian you are trying hard to be blind. Smh

[@knatxkyngxkoldofficialpage3020]

Facts lol

[@penelopehunt2371]

No

[@aemsiw3798]

@@penelopehunt2371 4:57 that is an Indian man

[@margielopez5864]

Her father’s family came from India to Jamaica. Her father is Indian. Listen to the video, the part where they’re all gathered and they say “ We’re proud to be Jamaican”. Where is the African American in her? 😮

[@therealk-tone214]

@ Facts! indo Jamaican is what they are. If they were in Trinidad they’d be indo Trini. If they were in Guyana they’d be indo Guyanese. Either way, their ethnicity is Indian and their nationality is Jamaican if they were born in Jamaica. If they were born in their homeland they’d be ethnically, nationality, and culturally Indian.

[@SGzCMH]

Question: Where is Kamala Harris's father at, and WHY hasn't he spoke on her???!!! 🤔

[@Standup428]

He's an imposter he doesn't even know Scamaliar... Donald J Harris died 3 yrs before that cosplaying lady was even born.

[@carnellgalloway9314]

he have, he said she a disgrace to his family name‼️🤯

[@Franca-is]

He past away 🙄

[@Standup428]

@@SGzCMH why is only 2 comments here? I left one it's now disappeared.... they're suppressing comments shielding this fake family... KZbin a pathetic platform

[@Standup428]

@@SGzCMH KZbin protecting the lies and suppressing comments

[@briawilson2593]

She is Jamaican by nationality, her father is not black he is Indian and white. There are many Indians , whites, and Chinese In jamaica who were born in Jamaica but not black come on smh

[@debbydebboo]

@@briawilson2593 👀🙄

[@Franca-is]

Who are you white American don’t know immigrants

[@Zimbabwe.]

@@debbydebboo she is🤨

[@ms.branch1207]

Thank you for this comment. I ask again where does the black part come from? He was clearly Indian from the beginning. She knew her father was always Indian. She knew her father was never black. So what is with the two little black girl thing that she keeps talking about?

[@shanekane9803]

😂😂😂 go look at picture of her grandmother, a black jamaican

[@TheUnknowngirl2245]

It’s actually misleading to say color never came up. Colorism is ripe in Jamaica. Jamaicans do not need to say they are black everyday because they live in a country that is 90% black.

[@rasempress9724]

True…the ‘flowing’ weaves n the BLEACHING…the lyrics in songs of some of the popular artistes….but then we Jcans wi will always bringle when shown the hypocrisy btwn wat we seh n wat we do….in politics, slogans like ‘is black man time’, even as most who rise to of that arena, r themselves divided in their true view on true inclusion…memba how those opposed to Joshua said him ongle married Bev fi mek people tink him was black…n sadly, the comment came from other black Jamaicans whose lighter shade of black , put the in the social n colour hierachy that has lonnnng been our reality….I grew up in the country…both my parents were biracial, a term unknown to me until my move to North America…Y?…because, uppa country u were just ‘red’…n most got that way because ur ancestor had not necessarily consented to the ‘overtures’ of the overseer/plantation worker…our early bauxite , sugar n varied industries were owned by white Europeans, who had their way while on the island, in many a ‘way’….mi memba dis ditty from way bk…’if u white, u’re alrite, if u brown, stick roun’, if u black, stay back’….

[@Finess199]

It is ripe all over the Carribean. Dominican Republic is guilty as well

[@risio009]

@TheUnknowngirl2245 I just wish some people knew about the great quote.. ( “Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes.”).. There will always be hatred...sick sick...but emphaty on those who see themselves as being different.

[@just-disgusted]

Colorism is rife, but your blackness does not prohibit your advancement. I lived there for 32 years and never experienced race based discrimination like I see in the US

[@NATTURALIE]

Colorism does exist where people feel that lighter people get better jobs etc. It’s still not the same as the US where there are systems of racism for hundreds of years.

[@74the_magpie]

Candace Owen did a huge report on her family, very in depth. I think the media should watch it. What was her father’s politics? Which ancestors were Irish slavers?

[@OreoTime1]

Agree.

[@Star-wt6ox]

Communist!! Bustamante

[@dixieleflore1409]

MK Aultra for sure 👍

[@PreshR-P]

That was a brilliant series by Candace. She done some real stellar work. Harris has some colour, just not black. It's convenient to use the black community when it suits them. This was still a very interesting watch, bug up the journalist.

[@willawentertainment]

The Jamaicans I know identify as Black. Also, because Jamaica is over 90% Black, they don’t have to have conversations about race like we do in the states.

[@DixonDixon65]

Exactly! just like Africans... Until they arrive in America they hear The term" black".

[@Helen4Q]

If i was born in water doesn't make me a fish. 😂 black is black wherever whenever however

[@mrwealthysoon]

It's Asian Jamaicans because their child was born their not the parents. Asian is a huge population in Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@ndo533]

​​@@mrwealthysoonyes. But black Jamaican is still over 90% of Jamaica

[@gwenhewitt9710]

😂so the white people that live there and Irish are black

[@karenirons2079]

Remember Colin Powell is also Jamaican.

[@rahlee22]

I did not know that!

[@claudetteolivier1271]

Yes, he is absolutely a Jamaican. Our parents push education as part of the key to success.

[@cloudyskies7591]

He actually has black blood.

[@p.w.7493]

Colin Powell was born in Harlem, New York, USA. His parents were born in Jamaica.

[@wilmothwhinds2727]

Colin Powell was born in New York he is descendant of Jamaican parentage so likewise kamala Harris just a slight difference she is asian and Jamaican descendants

[@ledwards-jv5hq]

Lies, lies and more lies. Where was Kamalas dad the past 3 months? Crickets...Crickets...Crickets. Kamala's dad doesn't even talk to Her. Who are you trying to fool?

[@MIForrestguy]

I have travelled to Jamaica and find the people are so kind. Thank you.

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

Thank you 🙏🏿 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@joybrunson7197]

Absolutely, I was there in July for my daughter's wedding and they treated us extra special and my gbaby was telling everybody that she appreciated them and to have a wonderful day each day we were there. They really was loving on her because they were overwhelmed that a four year old was saying that to them. Some got teary-eyed. They are very welcoming.

[@ANTOINETTEPALMER]

That's basically how a lot of us Jamaicans🇯🇲 are 💯 thanks 🙏🏿 for visiting 💯💯 I hope you'll visit again 👍🏿 blessed love 💯

[@kerriedyer8656]

Thank you for pointing this out dear ❤🇯🇲

[@SandraWhite-nt2kg]

That's us Jamaican's

[@anthony19723]

I'm all American white boy: Meah Broni, and I just voted for Kamala Harris last weekend. I'm so happy to have Jamaican-American-Indian POTUS! Skin color is nothing; love is deep. This is such a cool video going into the past and coming out into the future of USA politics. I always said I would roll out the red carpet in front of her as my Madame President. Jamaica should rock hard and rejoice on the day she gets inaugurated!

[@rhinochino]

@@HatstandEvents what happens to Obama Care?

[@MeenaDooknah-rv9ge]

@@rhinochino they are brain washed by salad woman Kamala , she is absolutely clueless and needs celebrities on every rally who don’t even know the policy all they do is entertain people . We don’t need entertainment we need common sense to make America great again, be safe in the streets , stop raping innocent women /kids , illegal immigrants, robbery etc . Kamala is clueless she cannot even speak properly or answer a question without Trump’s name so disgraceful and she is running for our president in America, you got to be kidding.

[@prophetessveronicamartin7625]

Thank you

[@Cuttatv]

USA USA USA ! I CARE ABOUT CHARACTER NOT SKIN COLOR

[@sparklesdarkles7596]

Well Anthony get ready, YOUR children are going to get takin

[@BladimirButin]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 you guys tried it. She's not Jamaican and she's not black. Fake identity politics didn't work this time

[@kingsweetz82]

Facts

[@JoyceAppia-cj1od]

True. Kamala is an Indian name. she doesn't look black a bit

[@Gfjhdyin]

Ignorance knows no bounds

[@frankowusu1965]

I'm a black African from Ghana. I wondered what makes one black person.

[@vestaifill4686]

Who the F cares what Color. She's a human being. Mind your business

[@buddha-full3926]

Wonderful program! Thank you for this reporting. This is the kind of reporting we used to have on TV.

[@stephaniejames4940]

Those days are so long gone.

[@LutherIrving]

​@@stephaniejames4940There's onething I Know, their aint no stopping her from going to the white house? There's after, She will be the first woman president k Of the United State of America! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💯💯💯💯💥💥💥♥️🥀♥️

[@kattygabby3519]

VP Kamala Harris is an American. Family ethnic history is often complex, quite common for many in the Caribbean and also in the US ... she's no different from others in that respect. There's no 'gotcha' here! 😊🇯🇲😊

[@stephaniejames4940]

Right

[@BAMBI3937]

READ Kamala's Dad's article in New York Post where he warns about the dangers of MASS MIGRATION when it comes to jobs for the poor and especially poor Black men

[@novembersky3749]

she is an American shes born in the U...S. like many other born American.

[@limomangeno]

She lied about her Grandmother....the woman in the picture was a nanny

[@vinnelthomas6396]

Father is from Jamaica, that makes her Jamaican if she chooses. Mother is from India

[@Smoothflicks09]

Okay, so why she never said she’s a proud Jamaican

[@user-py6jt8qz4u]

She

[@rosemeccia9411]

Absolutely

[@Tadrian4084]

Yeah Jamaican blood 🩸 we are not even afraid of the devil himself

[@Maggie19701]

Not if you have Jesus CHRIST NO FEAR FOR HE IS YOUR Protector

[@LiveByDesign]

Big facts …fearless ❤

[@876reality8]

Jamaicans aren't known for being cowards and rebells without a cause she is from the plantocrisy

[@BAMBI3937]

READ Kamala's Dad's article in New York Post where he warns about the dangers of MASS MIGRATION when it comes to jobs for the poor and especially poor Black men

[@bigbootyhunta]

But we are afraid of duppies though aren't we?

[@meganphilip214]

This is the video I was wanting to see, thank you! As a first generation American born whose parents are from Jamaica and Antigua, I am proud to elect Kamala Harris for president! 💙

[@barbaraandrews434]

Heck yes!!!! Kam kam alllllll the way to the president't house come January 20th my birthday!!! What a day that will be!!

[@franciet99]

Welcome to you and your family. 💙

[@marthacolvin6834]

🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

[@Sthmohtwenty]

Absolutely hope they let her in d whitehse lol😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@avawashington3498]

She’s not black she is biracial. She is not a black woman. She’s a biracial woman so we’re trying to ex out her mother. Her mother is Indian.

[@joycesprague6317]

Where is Kamala father? Find him and interview him!!!

[@phillippac.7469]

Maybe now that she lost they can interview her Marסst father and ask him about his commun¡st father on law. They kept him out of the campaign for a reason.

[@aaronjr7372]

I thought that it was just me

[@AP-pk6mk]

This is her Dad kzbin.info/www/bejne/opTOpWWApLeHo7csi=D1puDii9o6bntETR

[@jacquelinegrayden4706]

He is first cousins with my paternal grandmother the late Sarah Harris.

[@meja2546]

What 😮

[@waynefearon3872]

Which side u Harris come from

[@ketnal]

What race was your paternal grandmother, Sarah Harris?

[@jacquelinegrayden4706]

@ketnal she looked almost white from what I remember, I lived with her until around 6 years old. My grandmother got married left Browns Town and moved to Bamboo St Anns.

[@jacquelinegrayden4706]

@@waynefearon3872 The late Sarah Harris was my father's mother. Sarah married name was Graydon.

[@kathypate8741]

Why do u keep just saying president Trump. There are many persons questioning her being black

[@roselee4445]

She's straight up induan/irish

[@Wull13movement]

Big lie 😂😂😂😂 i am Jamaican and I can tell you if she did have any family there you would've seen the amount of people celebrating just for she being a candidate for the presidency

[@jon-snow-GOT]

For real, posters would be allover the hometown

[@MacDeez-i5f]

SOMETHING STILL NOT MAKING SENSE.....

[@phillippac.7469]

Have you seen Candace Owen's series on Kommie-la's heritage? Fascinating.

[@monaliza3334]

Straight hair?! Mexican looks?

[@alydiahoward8978]

@@phillippac.7469You people believe anything. Y’all still think the 2020 election was rigged. 🤣

[@phillippac.7469]

@@alydiahoward8978 Yes, I do. I also think there's been some shenanigans in this one. We'll see what happens after the audits.

[@user-yf3km9nx6b]

Who cares about race or origin? I voted for whoever can bring safety and prosperity.

[@SherlockHolmesAnime2]

Harris 2024

[@M21-r6d]

😅😅😅😅😅kakle kamala..byeeeee!

[@EnronnSierra]

Being black America vs Jamaica are two different experiences. In Jamaica, its a predominantly black country, so your identity is more transparent, because you see people who look like you from all walks of life: the Prime Minister is black, nurses, doctors, most CEO's, teachers, lawyers are all black. Unlike America, you are a minority and I think its something a lot of black African Americans struggle with unlike black immigrants because they have not had the experience to grow in an environment where their race is the dominant class.

[@daliciously]

What about being black in Europe ? 🤔 we blacks in majority white countries where we face limitations and systematic racisme. Although the experience are different guess what !? We are All black 😂😂😂

[@donnyboi1990]

Maybe go back to Jamaica then? *shrugs*

[@ragjamrock]

Very good observation!🇯🇲

[@rasempress9724]

@@EnronnSierra ‘because u see people who look like you from all walks of life’…so true…said thing Richard Pryor said of his first trip to the MOTHERLAND, Africa…as he said, from the pilot to the porter, they were black.

[@EnronnSierra]

@@rasempress9724 Martin Luther King said the same thing when use to visit Jamaica. Thats why he vacationed there so often. He was just amazed to see black people in the positions of power associated with oppression in the US at the time.

[@hazel8036]

Kamala' uncles interviewed are straight up Indian features...not black. The family looks Indian. Indians back then came to Jaimaca as indentured servants. I don't see black in the family...all have Indian features....what I see is my honest opinion.

[@MilanTobdzic]

Always great to see high-quality, original reporting like this! Thank you Ava-joye Burnett and Scripps News! 💙👍🏼

[@wackyruss]

How did this lady seamlessly switch from a standard American English accent straight into a thick Jamaican accent?!? Amazing, Mon!

[@BAMBI3937]

READ KAMALA'S DAD'S DONALD HARRIS ARTICLE IN NEW YORK POST WHERE HE WARNS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MASS MIGRATION WHEN IT COMES TO JOBS FOR THE POOR AND ESPECIALLY POOR BLACK MEN

[@rahlee22]

I peeped that too! I’m glad she’s from Jamaica or I would be side eyeing

[@tr0picknowledge]

Fun fact: Linguistically, Jamaican Patois is an English based creole language that can be spoken on a continuum (speakers can turn up the English or flip into more west African speaking patterns at will). Have a great weekend 🇯🇲

[@stillhere8553]

We're JAmericans; that's what we do all day.

[@carolmorrison3776]

I came to America as a ten year old , now in my 60’s , the Jamaican accent not going anywhere, it comes automatically..wi can switch it up 😅😅😅

[@Gtdr4356]

You should get together with Candace Owens; she did Kamala’s family tree.

[@nattyp7801]

Jamaican’s seh wi likkle but wi Tallawah…..wi Neva hide di Jamaican identity nuh matta which Country wi deh 💯❤️🙏🏾🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nmart1n]

💯! 🇯🇲

[@givemeabreak100]

Ah lie u ah tell. Unu ah di fuss one fi call dem self "British" & " "Yankee"

[@CarolynViczko]

She has experienced a huge cultural world of Jamaica and India. Educated parents guided her academic education. Can you think of any other person who is part of a diverse cultural background. I admire her and her devotion of service.

[@ndo533]

And she lived in Canada. I don't think she liked it much tho 😂, came running back to the states as soon as she graduated high school. But she also spent time in Zambia with her Indian grandfather

[@cantagiousca5220]

Most people today are lol,I've got west Indian blood,I've lived in africa,I was born in the uk,I've also got greek blood,I'm white,i was born in Wales,I've lived all over Europe too including east germany and west,I used live in serbia and Croatia working very hard,I also worked in Thailand, lived in Australia,been to Hong Kong, worked in Japan too,im way more qualified than her to be the president of the usa,or maybe the usa needsa president than the run the country properly and not a president that has been around the world a few times,they need wisdom not comedy

[@Benjamin-hg018]

They don't consider voters to be human. They are just garbage for them, which should lead them to power.

[@BAMBI3937]

READ Kamala's Dad's article in New York Post where he warns about the dangers of MASS MIGRATION when it comes to jobs for the poor and especially poor Black men

[@marlenestewart7772]

​@@cantagiousca5220 Troll

[@DC-kz6ub]

Candace Owens did a series about Kamala and her family which is more detailed. Kamala identified as Indian probably because she was closer to her mother than her father and didn't identify as black until she ran for president, its not how others identified Kamala it's how she identified herself and changed suddently ...understand? It is said her father isnt in touch with het and doesn't talk to her that's probably why he wasn't available for the interview,in case anyone watching is wondering. Candace Owens covered quite a bit of kamalas history and the picture of her sitting on the older ladies lap isn't her grandmother its the employee of the family. Her grandmother died before she was born. Why would she say it was her grandmother is something to ask Kamala but we can only guess it has something to do with protraying herself to be black. Maybe her father is upset about het dishonesty?

[@diamondlindsay2043]

This only came out after Candace Owens spill the beans on your true family.

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

Exactly! She's not blk

[@DjSimma33]

And they never spoke to her father!!

[@tflg3257]

@diamondlindsay2043 The Democrat Party lives in La La land.

[@rthompson5786]

Excellent journalism Ava-Joy. You made the family so comfortable to share with you. You are quite the professional! Ms. Smith must be so proud.

[@carnellgalloway9314]

BS‼️🤕

[@africansister]

She exposed them 😅 they look soo Indian and this is her dad family 😂

[@Star-wt6ox]

Very Indian not black. They hated rastafrians too.

[@annettebanks6022]

Her book is one big lie. Her grandmother was white Irish not black. Her family also own slaves. They were very wealthy people. You are trying to make out she is something she is not.

[@leotajackson5602]

I can't tell you how glad I am to see this video!! I am an 63 year young American woman and I am SO PROUD!!!

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

Blessings from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@AngelaB262]

It's a fake dtory

[@JustinRubondo]

​​@@AngelaB262Is it is a fake dtory and not a fake story. Well written statement.

[@sandrabentley8111]

The two male 'cousins' , look as though they have Indian blood as well as Jamaican. I was born in England and brought up with both Indians and Jamaicans.

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

@sandrabentley8111 hi from Jamaica 🇯🇲 yes you are right they mix. .Sending love your way.

[@ohbuddyiliketowatch]

This was excellent. I would love more videos like this.

[@truthseeker6610]

Where is Kamala's father and why wasn't he interviewed? Jamaica make be her father's nationality because he was born there, but it still does not prove that he is black!

[@celticmulato2609]

💯

[@NATTURALIE]

Great reporting!! I’m Jamaican and I feel so proud of this reporter and of course the remarkable people of Jamaica. Including our next President Kamala Harris!! It’s true that Jamaican don’t think of skin color first, it’s not that type of country. ❤🇯🇲🇯🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸❤❤

[@jimmiebazz2586]

She evidently thought skin color first by claiming indian and not Jamaican so that's why Trump said what he said, stop with the playing dumb and bashing him instead of making her be accountable for her actions...

[@maureenkhan3245]

Man stop tell lies for that con man ​@jimmiebazz2586

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

Sending shout out from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@phyllisthompson4207]

@@jimmiebazz2586Jamaica one love! If it wasn’t that, it would have been something else..

[@BAMBI3937]

@NATTURALIE She was trying to make America into a 3rd world country. Majority of our people don't want that.

[@angie4774z]

Now I know where she gets all that energy! Gosh I am always more and more impressed and excited. 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 🌊Please win Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. 🌊 My vote is in along with my families and I made sure it got counted.

[@brendah3521]

Voted for Harris

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

Wow congrats big up 👆 from Jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤

[@sheriece05ify]

😂😂😂 She’s a witch

[@RachelPaulse]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jodicrawford1693]

How are they saying that he raised her when she barely talks about him and said that he wasn’t in her life growing up after the parents got divorce? Make up your mind people.🙄 she never even talks about being Jamaican just briefly mentions that she’s black

[@tflg3257]

@jodicrawford1693 She hasn't had a relationship with her father since 7 years old. Her parents separated when she was 5.

[@Jas7cam]

Proud Jamaican here. Wi likkle but wi tallawah!

[@LucasMatthews-n4n]

Very strange everyone is speaking but her own father Shame On him he should have been the first one to speak on his daughter's behalf 😢.

[@shawnaw9750]

You did a wonderful job reporting on Kamal's roots. ❤

[@africaisking7817]

She's Indian.

[@WingoTribe704]

@@africaisking7817Hindu/Irish

[@mireilleobergh5211]

Yup that's what she is 3/4 indian 1/4 white

[@yo07]

Well, she did run as an Indian heritage when claiming that she would be the first attorney general I think of Asian or Indian descent. I don’t think she ever mentioned she was black so a lot of people thought she was Indian and not black. I think you could’ve talked about that, but you didn’t.

[@Neish173]

I never thought she was Indian yes she has an Indian name, but her facial attributes have black features her father is mixed, but at the end of the day, I am also mixed and also black and proud!

[@VashtiPersad-w1r]

I am a Trinidadian and Kamala Harris is my sister,we don't see colour we see our Caribbean love for each other ,whether you are black ,brown,white ,yellow or kaleidoscope all ah we is one family.

[@BUDDYCB4]

YES!!

[@adlihkristopher2906]

Agree 🗳💙💙

[@romonecameron9404]

Well said

[@527cami]

Trini here as well. Praying for Kamala Harris to win enough with the division and hate

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

Welcome my friend from Trinidad big up 👆 from Jamaica 🇯🇲 well said congrats.

[@aw5003]

I am also Jamaican , my mother and father is from a different country, but that Jamaican culture hit different 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@user-zq4fv8sj6v]

How do you feel about Kamala’s father’s ancestors who OWNED slaves via Brown’s Town?

[@ot8479]

What did you write?????

[@WingoTribe704]

U are what your mother and father is

[@Junje-ri9jo]

That doesn't make sense. You are not a foundational Jamaican. 👎🏿

[@Junje-ri9jo]

​@@WingoTribe704 exactly.

[@funmiorenuga4067]

Thank you for a wonderful reporting. Am glad I voted , is nice meeting you today Ms Ava-Joye Burnett

[@neilieb3740]

I honestly was feeling a sense of pride for this video, until they reached the point about color is not a thing for us as a people. Jamaica is a very colorist country, and well classist as well. We are very welcoming overall, but, we very colorist as a nation. Big up to the journalist just the same and all the beautiful people of our blessed Jamaica.

[@nilulal545]

I absolutely loved it, getting to know Vp Harris family and background. Both sides are so respectful of each other and their support and love. Strong roots❤

[@ladytea77]

@@nilulal545 all lies

[@marlenestewart7772]

​@@ladytea77 Troll

[@marjoriebrown6230]

An Educational,Excellent and Extraordinaire type of Journalism fully coordinated and packaged. Proud of you Ava -Joye.

[@elainemurphymoise3663]

Just AWESOME

[@vernabailey1833]

Donald Harris described himself as an Afro Jamaican. He knows who he is.

[@byronholman9228]

I haven’t heard that

[@jimmiebazz2586]

His daughter described herself as indian so stop blaming people for giving her the same energy she gave...

[@rahlee22]

@@jimmiebazz2586no she didn’t. There was ONE race she one where they said she was the first Asian (they didn’t say 1st black bc that isn’t applicable).

[@rahlee22]

@@byronholman9228he referred to himself as a “negreo from the islands” when he wrote an essay during is custody battle

[@ShanieleReal]

@@jimmiebazz2586look at her sister, she darker than her and they have the same parents

[@KarisBarnett]

Thank you for visiting the island of jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤

[@SzaboAerospace]

Very well done thank you for the great reporting. All non indigenous Americans come from somewhere… this is Kamala’s story… she has good roots and should be proud to have Jamaica 🇯🇲 in her heart. This white boy living in Florida proudly cast his vote for Mamala. You are making America and the world Smile Again.❤

[@Texasbelle-qk1ez]

@SzaboAerospace Black Americans are not immigrants

[@brenology]

Can’t wait to visit Jamaica one day!!

[@mollybeecespedes8080]

Brace for an experience ❤

[@RachelPaulse]

Thank God she didn't become president. 🎉

[@robinviewer]

Enjoy his tariffs

[@melethiacunningham1560]

Her uncles are black Indian

[@ridgefowler]

Indian don't call they self black even tho there black

[@jaxcoss5790]

We've got Jamaica Indian and Jamaican Chinese in our family.

[@kaizersose7437]

Those arent her uncles Y’all can’t even pay attention to a video

[@akeemthegreat1700]

These are Indians from India 😂

[@heyjoey009]

My brother looks just like her uncle. My mother is black Jamaican and my brother father is Indian. What should my brother identify as?? This race thing is getting out of order as we say in Jamaica! Just plain out of order!!

[@shemali5442]

Superb reporting thank you 😊

[@ASocialMediaConsumer]

Well done!

[@NTATchannelNickTaylor]

Being Jamaican doesn't make you Black by default. My wife and me are American lack but our oldest daughter is born in Germany... shes not German. Stop playing these silly games.

[@lothianslegacy9409]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Harris If this isn't a black man then I need to get my eyes checked

[@AP-pk6mk]

This is her Dad. He's black. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opTOpWWApLeHo7csi=D1puDii9o6bntETR

[@arinetwork4886]

I have always said, that if Black Americans don't want her and say she is not Black, we will take her because she is Caribbean American. The first female Vice President of the US is Caribbean American. I am from the US Territory and I am a proud Jewish Caribbean American.

[@mavisfrancis1425]

IT IS ABOUT TIME. THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. THANK YOU. There is no need to run around and say I am black.

Especially since she's NOT!

[@marciawade8813]

I found some of PhD Professor Harris' lectures and panels on the internet. Interesting & Very intelligently presented.

[@stevemonges]

Prof. Harris and Dr. Gopalan. She comes from a very distinguished eduacated family.

[@inoblesinobles2836]

Yes. Most black people in the 1960s where not professors and scientists....most were still being barred from higher education....​@@stevemonges

[@lilahfeuquay5351]

@@inoblesinobles2836 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --->>MOST BLACK "PEOPLE" WERE [["NOT"]]---> PROFESSORS (*&*) SCIENTISTS‼(*&*)>>> MOST > WERE > [["STILL"]] --------------->> >>> ‼(("BEING > "BARRED"))‼>>>VERY SAD (*&*) TRUE‼--------->> KAMALA*HARRIS [[BOO ❕HOO❕ ]]‼▶▶GIMME' A BREAK ‼---------->>> KAMALA‼ ↔ KAMALA‼-------> "I GREW UP IN A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY ➖Blah‼➖Blah➖‼ BLAH ❕‼--------------->>> ‼❕➡[[["BLACKPRIVILEGE"]]]⬅❕‼

[@RenniOhhhRenni]

I really really enjoyed this 💙💙💙

[@villamimosajamaica4558]

So happy to have voted for Kamala two days ago and volunteered for her yesterday. I started 3 days of volunteering and I will be praying. 🇯🇲 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💙💙💙💙

[@4312caviar]

War monger with BIDEN 😡

[@tonyrebel63]

The first day I could vote here in Texas I did, and it was not for Trump. The man is a convicted felon.

[@michelejensen1527]

T Y🇺🇸

[@audreylittle2828]

Lol

[@iamaliveyoucantstopnow]

how do you feel about not speaking after losing? Pretty cowardly.

[@winstonfoster7475]

Love you ms Harris from all jamaican

[@tr0picknowledge]

As a Jamaican girl born in America of African, Arab, and Celtic blood, thank you. I’m Black but also respect and honor all parts of my heritage. Never a question. Race functions differently in the Caribbean and we have to remember that. Big up Jamaica. Wi likkle but wi tallawah 🇯🇲

[@tonyrebel63]

Much respect to you. We are truly out of many one people. I am so proud of her and what she has achieved so far. Hope we can close the deal Tuesday.

[@lk3397]

You’re not Jamaican if you are born in America. Do you mean your parents are Jamaican?

[@Mrs.T305]

​@@lk3397if our parents are Jamaicans so are we

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@tr0picknowledge...How can you be black .....You said you are Jamaican of African, Arab and Celtic (Irish) blood so how can one be black then ? No one is black so which color would you give your arab ( i assume Syrian/Lebanese part then ?) Al this black narrative is given by Europeans with the race colored based cast system from colonialism and imperialism. Jamaicans who are of African decent are brown in complexion no one is black. No one calles Asians yellow people today right ?

[@tonyrebel63]

@@onlineonlineaccount2368 There is this little thing called melanin have you ever hear of it. It gives you your skin tone. Like it or not we are of different pigmentation.

[@Flippy_808]

Kamala has not stopped running or being fierce! KA❤️MA🤍LA💙🇺🇸

[@chipor02]

This was a wonderful video. I enjoyed it tremendously ❤❤ Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼🥰🤗

[@MissRed92837]

🇺🇸 VOTE for HARRIS and 🔵 up and down the ballot to save our rights and democracy! We want FREEDOM and no dictatorship❗️

[@hellenaustin-jz8nn]

I agree with you, he wants to be the next Putin so please vote for your freedom, because if DT wins this maybe the last time an election will be held in America.

[@jenniferlouissaint1981]

FREEDOM GIRL OR NOTHING❤❤❤​@@hellenaustin-jz8nn

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

Vote only for Jesus

[@TheMostHighServant_Daughter]

VOTE FOR HARRIS AND YALL WILL REGRET IT. HER AND TRUMP IS THE SERPENT AND THE DRAGON.

[@downundabrotha]

Imagine being whisked away and hoping to get a story and then having a trip down memory lane ✅✅

[@arlenebrown9141]

Thank you for representing professionally and authentically good job Ms Avajoy

[@elizabethhall1527]

What's professional? What's authentic about this video? It's misleading.....an interview with 3rd and or 4th cousins who have not seen her and her father in almost 50 years is not worth sh.t. What this reporter is saying is that SHE is from the same area as Donald Harris and SHE attended ST HILDAS High School. What has that got to do with Kamala? This is a WANA BE reporter.

[@Jojojojoxyz]

Wonderful look into Kamala Harris' family story. 💙💙

[@lorindahenry-wilson5344]

I loved it. Place respect on Vice President Kamala name😊🎉. U.S.A WAY LLC APP APPROVES THIS MESSAGE!!

[@stillwaters7730]

Um, she isn't black. Candace Owens has shown and PROVED THIS AND MUCH MORE.

[@Star-wt6ox]

Amen 🙏 I'm glad this fraudsters was exposed. He is more scary than the eye meets.

[@George-el5ir]

Candace Owens is not a geneaolgist as far as I know, nor did she actually prove anything with the "research" that she did allegedly did, lol. 😏

[@genevieverosario]

I love this report! Such a heartwarming revelation of what our next president is made of! So proud of her! ❤😊

[@jessedylan6162]

Trump 2024@genevieverosario

[@jinglegaspi9326]

Thank you, Ms. Ava! Pls. More on Madam President's roots! 🙏💙🇺🇲

[@bigtone3983]

The woman don’t even talk to her dad

[@alanmorris7669]

💙VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS💙

[@Bitco10000]

Trump 2024

[@M21-r6d]

😅😅😅😅

[@sirpsirp6260]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 HARRIS 2024 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@darlenesmith8953]

Amen this is very emotional and sweet for me. This is historical. I am 55 years old and will be praising God tonight.

[@johnerickson8785]

she doesnt even have the hair as a black

[@oliveeffiekwao4864]

But where is her father ? He doesn’t seem to be saying anything or supporting her. Any father would be proud to show up for his daughter running for the highest office of the land😢… something’s wrong 😢

[@blackthoughts1516]

​@@MillieMillieGoodDog they were cool when he wrote his book back in 2019 when she was running for president

[@maggiemaef5610]

It's her campaign, NOT his. He will speak when the time is RIGHT.

[@elisabete8351]

Her father is a Marxist as she is too. But he, contrary to her, have the decency of not hiding it.

[@DearieDhanipersad]

He doesn't like the limelight, he wants the focus to be on her, not him.

[@Scoutbq1l]

he's 90 lol

[@dr.migueltorrezedd8651]

It's implied they're black, etc. They identify with their nationality first or ethnic background.

[@adamblack6867]

We have eyes and van clearly see that are Indians.

[@MO-ss5mj]

Indians

[@JessicaSinclairDoomsday2024]

Candace Owen couldn't find Harris' father.

[@biggmonie]

Her dad is handsome

[@calderone5559]

That's where her beauty comes from...

[@MiamiKia]

A lot of beautiful bitter folks in Jamaica. Full of trauma.

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@@calderone5559 Hahahah its true though. Her father is prettyboy but her mom is not that attractive.

[@prophetessveronicamartin7625]

I am proud of Madam President Harris

[@MargotStein-d5k]

hahahahahahaha

[@roselee4445]

Honey your prophecy is warped. She didn't win

[@YashwantLama]

Jamaicans seem to have more indian roots than african roots.like ppl from west indies Jamaicans are indians basically but mixed with some other races.

[@DahTruth]

Why is there such an effort to position Kamala Harris as ADOS when her family lineage is clearly Indian? I initially thought she might have some white ancestry, but from what we know, her roots are Indian and Jamaican. Yet, Kamala refers to herself as African American, implying a connection to the ADOS experience that isn’t accurate. You’re conflating skin color with lineage, and those are not the same. If you tried interviewing Kamala’s father or her aunts on her mother’s side, would they say she’s Black in the ADOS sense? This feels like an attempt to rewrite history, as if we’re living in 1984-where we’re told to ignore what we know to be true and accept the constructed narrative instead. Stop the gaslighting. Referencing her skin color alone and labeling her “Black” overlooks the unique construct and lived experience of Black Americans, particularly ADOS. Her background deserves respect, but it’s not the same as that of African American Descendants of Slavery.

[@thembakhumalo-li7bl]

Her paternal family experienced slavery. Slavery in Jamaica or in America wasn't different

[@AngieB_916]

Yes. An attempt to rewrite history. She is no parts of “African American” 😢

[@airmat9]

@@thembakhumalo-li7bl Ya sure, or were her paternal ancestors indentured servants?

[@rikburns1187]

I’m sorry, but nowhere in this report does the reporter identify any of Kamala Harris’ ancestors as coming from Africa. You can identify as black, you can celebrate blackness, you can “act” black, you can even look “black, but it doesn’t mean you have DNA from the motherland, Africa. This report fails to address the specific question of Kamala’s genetic roots. No wonder there is doubt. I wish I could say this report clears up the controversy, but it doesn’t. Kamala can be a proud brown woman of beautifully diverse heritage, but claiming she is black because her father is Jamaican, is a stretch. I’d wager that she is about 25% Irish, and ~75% Indian. She grew up in Oakland and has Jamaican roots, so culturally she is “black”, though some black Americans might also take issue with that statement. Anyway, just my two cents since I’ve been curious about this controversy and have been trying to find hard evidence supporting her claim. Gotta say, I think Kamala has just been playing identity politics this whole time. 🤔

[@MrTiteuf12]

Facts!! Notice how they interviewed family friends, people in the market, in the street, in their previous school etc, but they didn't even get close to her supposed black grandmother house to find pictures or talk to people who knew her. Donald Harris is also in the title of the documentary but they don't ever get close to him.

Thank you for stating your Critical Analysis. I'm so amazed at all the "reaching" going on in this video and comments. Like folks dont know the Distinctions between Race, Ethnicity and Nationality ! I dont even consider her "culturally black" either....all "performativity" and co-optation of an identity for Political career purposes.

[@silverreid7030]

@@rikburns1187 True … Irish and Indian…. Why she got to lie?

[@silverreid7030]

In a lot of ways her behavior is insulting.

[@MarlynGranville]

Easy one drop rule

[@memedicine1]

ooooo you did that! This was soo soooooo good.

[@mindfullyawarenow7675]

Thank you for producing and publishing this heartwarming and truly humanitarian video about the Kamala Harris Jamaican and Indian family roots. It brought tears of joy to my heart and eyes. It proves that love, unity, and ethnic diversity are the World .... the most endearing aspects of humanity in this world. I pray that Kamal Harris as the vice president and/or president of the United States of America will be the catalyst for reuniting humanity as an Earth species of Love and Oneness for the wellbeing of all living beings of our beautiful Earth.

[@MYODB-ov9bb]

This is a stark contrast to all the FBA she locked up when she was the attorney general.

[@amelitavasquez-cabayao2452]

She lost big time because she mocked GOD- our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST. Everyone cannot forget that rally of her when she mocked and insulted those 2 college CHRISTian students in her Wisconsin rally. Kamala cannot mock GOD!

[@NK-ox9uo]

Loved this!

[@heathercampbell8970]

Good commentary Avajoy, so proud of you also👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇯🇲

[@carolscabinas]

I always remember coming home from school as a kid in New zealand and Bob Marley was on the tv singing one love. That's Jamaica. I went there. Its not all about race there at all. Just lovely accepting people like Kamala.

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

One love from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@TeacherCarolineInGuatemala]

I also loved the Jamaicans when I visited in 2018, such chill people "relax" , & Yeh Mon , that's my fave😅

[@cotus2408]

I worked with a girl from Jamaica, who told me that “ black “ wasn’t used to describe the people in Jamaica ! ( Hello, * Mary ! I still live in the same place. 😀😂 )

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

@@TeacherCarolineInGuatemala wow we are having lots of rain ☔ in Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@kojakcountrylifestyle3580]

@@cotus2408 awesome my friend sending love from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@Iam_MJ876]

She's an American with a Jamaican father and indian mother. From the report that I saw, her father is from an biracial family on his paternal side and black on his maternal side.

[@theazrael4423]

​@@HatstandEvents what are her policies, and in what way are they rubbish?

[@dr.migueltorrezedd8651]

@@HatstandEvents Taino are not a part of India. They are a part of Latin America, and the Carribean.

[@RichardKhalil]

@@HatstandEventswhich policies are rubbish?

[@ceerox3974]

​@@HatstandEventsNot sure if there are any remaining Taino descendants in Jamaica, where did you get that information from?

[@seycas118]

⁠@@HatstandEvents… Kamala Harris’ mum is from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There is a ton of information about Kamala and her mother … all you have to do is Google ‘Kamala Harris’. From your comment, it appears that you are a trump follower, so your derogatory comments already show your attitude, so why are you even bothering to comment on this video?

[@gabriellechilton5902]

Awesome. Thank you for posting this history. ❤️

[@tamekagreen1160]

I am jamaican an I'm sooo proud of you madam vice president Mrs Harris Jamaica 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

She nuh care bout yu.

[@seanwade9397]

@@wayneb.johnson7573 and you don't even care about yourself

[@Officialaxelsword]

Beautifully articulated Jamaica 🇯🇲 Team Harris 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲