Kamala Harris has not previously identified as a black American woman

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This is false. Ms Harris has been explicit about her dual heritage. She wrote in her autobiography: "My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters. "She knew that her adopted homeland would see Maya [her sister] and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud black women."

Reviewed by BBC Reality Check ↗ · August 19, 2020