Her parents divorced when Harris was 7 years old. Harris wrote in her memoir, "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 ...
On November 5, Kamala Harris could make history during the 2024 presidential election. But she couldn't do it without her parents, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris. "My early memories of our parents together are very joyful ones. A home filled with laughter and music: Aretha, Coltrane...
Quotes I grew up with a stroller’s-eye view of the civil rights movement, and often I joke that as a child I was surrounded by adults marching and shouting for this thing called justice. My entire career I’ve only had one client: the people. ...
“Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty,” Harris’ father said in a statement.
Get to know new vice president Kamala Harris' parents Shyamala Gopalan and Donald J. Harris, where they immigrated from, how her mom died, and what Kamala's relationship is like with her father.
Inside Kamala Harris’ Multicultural Upbringing What Is Vice President Kamala Harris’ Religion? Harris’ parents divorced when she was 7 years old, and at age 12, she moved with her mother and sister to Montreal. During her time in the Canadian city, she learned to speak some French and de...
“You’ve got to work out. It has nothing to do with your weight. It’s about your mind.” TRACKING KAMALA HARRIS ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE She may not have formally declared her intention to make a bid for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2020 Presidential election but thi...
Kamala Harris with her mother Shyamala In her acceptance speech, Harris said of her mother: “She taught us to be conscious and compassionate about the struggles of all people, to believe public service is a noble cause, and the fight for justice is a shared responsibil...
Kamala Harris credits her parents' activism during the civil rights movement for her political career.
Harris’’s parents divorced when she was seven-years-old. She had to move to Montreal, Quebec with her mom who had accepted a research and teaching position at theMcGill University-affiliatedJewish General Hospital. Harris graduated from High School in Montreal and went on to Howard University...