Janet Jackson: Kamala Harris “Isn’t Black; Her Dad was White, Mom Indian”

Music icon Janet Jackson has stirred debate after making controversial remarks about U.S.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. In a recent

interview with The Guardian, Jackson echoed a claim previously suggested by former President Donald Trump, questioning Harris’ Black heritage.

During the conversation, Jackson stated that she had heard Harris isn’t Black but rather Indian, a statement that mirrors a claim made by Trump during a discussion at the National Association of Black Journalists

Convention in July. When corrected by the interviewer, who clarified that Harris is both Black and Indian, Jackson insisted, “Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days. I was told that they discovered her father was white.”

Harris, whose father is of Jamaican-American descent and mother of Indian descent, identifies as Black and has made this clear throughout her career. The comments have reignited conversations around race and identity in American politics.