FLASHBACK: CNN Panel Debates Whether Harris Is ‘Black’ Or ‘African American’
“She is a black woman!” Ryan said. “Her father is black man from Jamaica.”
“Okay, I agree with that,” Lemon said. “But is she African American? No, no, no, no, no. But is she African American? That is a difference. There is nothing wrong with that. No one is trying to take anything away from her. I think you’re falling into a trap of that. All she had to do was say I’m black, I’m not African American. That’s it.”
Ryan argued Harris could have African lineage since many Africans landed on Jamaica and other islands in the Caribbean.
“Jamaica is not America,” Lemon interjected.
“But she is a black woman. She was born here,” Ryan said.
Harris attempted to dismiss reports that she is not African American during an
appearance on “The Breakfast Club” on February 11, 2019. One host
cited a meme saying Harris is “not African American” because her parents were from Jamaica and India, and she spent her high school years in Canada.
Former CNN host Don Lemon debates over whether then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is
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