| | In March 2019, a $2800-a-plate fundraiser was held by the Malibu Democrat Club in a private residence with Shomik Dutta as a featured guest. The event notice was taken down from the Malibu Democrat Club after inquires were made to the Harris campaign if Harris was aware of DuSable and Dhutta's involvement in a global money laundering scandal.<ref>https://statuscoup.com/does-kamala-harris-fundraiser-cohost-connection-global-money-laundering-scandal/</ref> | | In March 2019, a $2800-a-plate fundraiser was held by the Malibu Democrat Club in a private residence with Shomik Dutta as a featured guest. The event notice was taken down from the Malibu Democrat Club after inquires were made to the Harris campaign if Harris was aware of DuSable and Dhutta's involvement in a global money laundering scandal.<ref>https://statuscoup.com/does-kamala-harris-fundraiser-cohost-connection-global-money-laundering-scandal/</ref> |
| | Donald J. Harris, a [[civil rights]] [[activist]] and the father of Kamala, severely rebuked Kamala after she was asked on a radio broadcast if she had ever smoked [[marijuana]]. Kamala invoked a vulgar and [[racist]] stereotype of [[Jamaica]]ns: {{quotebox|"look, half my family is from Jamaica. Are you kidding me?”}} Her father responded: {{quotebox|"My dear departed grandmothers, as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family’s name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not, with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of [[identity politics]]. Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty."<ref>http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20190217/dad-blasts-harris-stereotyping-jcans-presidential-aspirant-criticised</ref>}} | | Donald J. Harris, a [[civil rights]] [[activist]] and the father of Kamala, severely rebuked Kamala after she was asked on a radio broadcast if she had ever smoked [[marijuana]]. Kamala invoked a vulgar and [[racist]] stereotype of [[Jamaica]]ns: {{quotebox|"look, half my family is from Jamaica. Are you kidding me?”}} Her father responded: {{quotebox|"My dear departed grandmothers, as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family’s name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not, with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of [[identity politics]]. Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty."<ref>http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20190217/dad-blasts-harris-stereotyping-jcans-presidential-aspirant-criticised</ref>}} |