After following her career for years, Kamala Harris' extended family in Jamaica is elated at their relative’s rise to an historic nomination.
Known for their roles in business and politics, the Harrises count among their ranks the candidate’s great-grandmother Christiana Brown, owner of a popular dry goods store. Her great-aunt Thelma Harris served as a town councilor for the Jamaican Labor Party in the 1970s, when it was relatively rare for women to be in politics in Jamaica, family members told The Associated Press. Other relatives have also held local positions for the JLP, one of Jamaica’s two major parties, in St.
“Her speech was brilliant,″ said cousin Maxine Cross, a 65-year-old property manager. “Loved it! We are so proud of Kamala.”In South Florida, members of the 300,000-strong Jamaican-American community celebrated just as hard when Harris was chosen as Biden’s running mate, saying she will make it easier for Democrats to mobilize voters in a must-win state for President Donald Trump.
Mark Douglas, a commissioner for the city of Sunrise, who immigrated to South Florida from Jamaica in his 20s, said that voters from other Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti and the Bahamas may also feel more inclined to vote for Biden now that Harris is on the ticket. “We usually root for each other,” he said.
Donald Harris is an economist who is a professor emeritus at Stanford University. Through a Stanford spokeswoman, he declined to answer questions about his daughter’s Jamaican ancestry.
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