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Harris is a child of privilege. She was born in [[Oakland]] in 1964.  Her father is from [[Jamaica]] and her mother from [[India]]. Her father, who is of mixed race, is a descendant of Jamaican plantation slave owners.  She has less than half African ancestry.  Her mother is from the rich class of [[India]]'s [[caste]] system.  Both were research scientists at the University of California at Berkeley.  She grew up in a privileged neighborhood.  Like Obama, her family has no connection to the historical and cultural experiences of American Blacks who lived under slavery and segregation.  

Harris is a child of privilege. She was born in [[Oakland]] in 1964.  Her father is from [[Jamaica]] and her mother from [[India]]. Her father, who is of mixed race, is a descendant of Jamaican plantation slave owners.  She has less than half African ancestry.  Her mother is from the rich class of [[India]]'s [[caste]] system.  Both were research scientists at the University of California at Berkeley.  She grew up in a privileged neighborhood.  Like Obama, her family has no connection to the historical and cultural experiences of American Blacks who lived under slavery and segregation.  

While contemplating a run for the presidency. Harris married Doug Emhoff in 2014, a Los Angeles-based managing partner of a law firm. According to ''[[The New Yorker]]'', between her break-up with Willie Brown in the mid-1990s and her first marriage at the age of 50 she had no longterm  [[heterosexual]] relationships with [[men]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/kamala-harriss-choices</ref>  Harris, who has been pre-occupied with her career and has used sex to advance her ambitions, has no children.

While contemplating a run for the presidency. Harris married Doug Emhoff in 2014, a Los Angeles-based managing partner of a law firm. According to ''[[The New Yorker]]'', between her break-up with Willie Brown in the mid-1990s and her first marriage at the age of 50 she had no longterm  [[heterosexual]] relationships with [[men]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/kamala-harriss-choices</ref>  A nother july 2019 ''New Yorker'' profile portrays Willie Brown as a major influence on Harris while her husband is portrayed as a political prop and nuisance.  The author quotes a longtime donor to Harris who suggests she would have stayed single if it weren't for her presidential ambitions, saying, "When she married Doug, I knew she was running for President."<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/22/kamala-harris-makes-her-case</ref>

 

Harris, who has been pre-occupied with her career and has used sex to advance her ambitions, has no children.

Her sister is Maya Harris, an [[MSNBC]] political analyst.  Maya's husband worked on the [[Biden Crime Bill of 1994]] which led to the mass incarceration of 2.5 million blacks.<ref>Tony West is married to Maya Harris, Kamala Harris's sister and campaign chair. West, a former [[Obama administration]] official, also chaired Kamala Harris's transition team after she was elected to the Senate in 2016. West featured his work on the crime bill in 2012 when he was nominated to be Associate Attorney General. It was the chief achievement he listed for his two years working as a special assistant under former attorney general [[Janet Reno]].

Her sister is Maya Harris, an [[MSNBC]] political analyst.  Maya's husband worked on the [[Biden Crime Bill of 1994]] which led to the mass incarceration of 2.5 million blacks.<ref>Tony West is married to Maya Harris, Kamala Harris's sister and campaign chair. West, a former [[Obama administration]] official, also chaired Kamala Harris's transition team after she was elected to the Senate in 2016. West featured his work on the crime bill in 2012 when he was nominated to be Associate Attorney General. It was the chief achievement he listed for his two years working as a special assistant under former attorney general [[Janet Reno]].