Harris’ mom was Indian and her father is Jamaican, making her each Indian American and African American. She attended Howard College, probably the most prestigious traditionally Black schools and universities (HBCUs), the place she pledged and have become a member of the Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Hostin in contrast her personal biracial id to Harris’, saying: “I’ve been a member of the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists for about 20 years. And the identical sorority, which is a traditionally Black sorority. Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Included. She went to an HBCU, Howard College. She was the president of the Black Legislation College students Affiliation in her regulation college. She joined the Congressional Black Caucus when she grew to become a senator. She is a Black girl.”
“And to your level, Whoopi, on this nation if you’re biracial, however you’ve got any drop of Black blood in you, you’re thought of a Black individual … We didn’t make these guidelines. These guidelines have been made for us. I’m a biracial individual. I’ve a Black father and a white mom. And the KKK goes to seek out me and spherical me up with each different Black individual. That is my lived expertise and it’s her lived expertise, and I feel to query somebody’s racial id, particularly him … the bar has fallen so low.”