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When I first heard the Black people with megaphone platforms claim and embrace Kamala Harris as their own, I cringed. Bill Clinton, and now her? How embarrassing. I became more embarrassed as I imagined her extreme consternation and shame of being an Indian woman identified as Black. I gained this perspective after multiple encounters with Indians, in the workplace and socially, who absolutely rejected and abhorred any bond or kinship with Black Africans or their descendants. I believed that I had a clear about her cultural alliance and self-identification, having watched her express her affection and deep bond to her claimed culture, in a PSA-styled 2019 video featuring entertainment personality, Mindy Kaling.

Oh, So She Attended an HBCU. I Get It (Not)

Race is a Social Construct. Freedom is the Autonomy of Self-Identification, Self-Determination, Self-Realization

This is not an indictment against Kamala Harris, but explanation and clarity as to why she would disavow the very enemy that we protest and vote against, rather than advocate for our dignity and citizenship. She was suppose to understand that being back-burnered is not the option that we were seeking, at this pivotal point of resurgent White Supremacy (and overt murder) in the history of the American democracy. We were suppose to matter, we were suppose to have strong representation... not thrown under-the-bus 4 months in.

Systemic "Racism" of India