Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator and one of the top Democrats eyeing the White House in the 2020 presidential run, has been racially targeted online of her identity as “not an American Black”, according to media reports. Ms. Harris, Senator from California, was the target of birtherism-like attack, the latest jabs to racism faced by former President Barack Obama, CNN reported. If elected, Ms. Harris would create history by becoming the first woman in the White House. “It didn’t work then and it won’t work now.”Also Read Kamala Harris begins presidential campaignMs. Harris has often resisted sharing her personal background on the campaign trail. Washington Governor Jay Inslee accused the Mr. Trump family of “peddling birtherism,” an apparent reference to the President’s attacks against Mr. Obama.

Source: The Hindu June 30, 2019 12:22 UTC