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Q1: Why does Wikipedia say that Kamala Harris is African American/Asian American/South Asian American?

A1: Wikipedia content is based on reliable sources (see Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Reliable sources). Many reliable sources, over a long period, refer to Harris as African American and Asian American, so Wikipedia reflects that in this article. Moreover, Harris's Senate and campaign websites state that she is African American and Asian American.

Social media posts have inaccurately suggested that Harris cannot be African American because she has an Indian mother and Jamaican father. As PolitiFact notes, (see A look at Kamala Harris' multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US, PolitiFact (August 14, 2020)), "this is a poor understanding of history, and ... the implication that Jamaicans aren't African or connected to Africa is wrong on its face." While not all Jamaican-Americans identify as "African American," Harris and many others do.

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Tyler Olson (6 July 2020). "Kamala Harris' Wikipedia page scrubbed of information amid veepstakes, igniting online fight". Fox News. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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Bradley Cortright (24 January 2024). "Harris Complains About How Tall Wikipedia Says She Is". Independent Journal Review. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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Section sizes

Section size for Kamala Harris (42 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	7,121	7,121	404	404
Early life and career	230	35,692	0	962
Early life and education	17,370	17,370	409	409
Early career	2,991	2,991	138	138
San Francisco district attorney (2002–2011)	15,101	15,101	415	415
Attorney general of California (2011–2017)	16,022	16,022	373	373
U.S. senator (2017–2021)	77	52,282	0	1,652
Election	8,558	8,558	223	223
Tenure and political positions	3,029	40,487	60	1,417
2017	8,813	8,813	330	330
2018	8,898	8,898	313	313
2019	14,476	14,476	554	554
2020	4,040	4,040	125	125
2021	1,231	1,231	35	35
Committee assignments	2,426	2,426	12	12
Caucus memberships	734	734	0	0
2020 presidential election	33	21,042	0	671
Presidential campaign	13,140	13,140	372	372
Vice presidential campaign	7,869	7,869	299	299
Vice presidency (2021–2025)	5,226	31,795	95	920
Senate presidency	8,427	8,427	271	271
Immigration	11,972	11,972	228	228
Foreign policy	6,170	6,170	326	326
2024 presidential election	33	22,427	0	619
Vice-presidential campaign	686	686	60	60
Presidential campaign	21,708	21,708	559	559
Post-vice presidency (2025–present)	7,538	7,538	387	387
Electoral history	69	69	0	0
Political positions	5,697	21,024	107	741
Abortion	4,303	4,303	127	127
LGBTQ rights	5,913	5,913	252	252
Criminal justice	5,111	5,111	255	255
Personal life	9,342	9,342	197	197
Public image	9,488	9,488	281	281
Publications	1,123	1,123	10	10
See also	983	983	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	1,204	1,204	0	0
Further reading	342	342	0	0
External links	201	7,541	0	373
Official	298	298	0	0
Other	7,042	7,042	373	373
Total	245,061	245,061	7,590	7,590

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Acting President in infobox

Latest comment: 21 days ago4 comments3 people in discussion

@S1r Gawa1n 2004 you added a section on Harris being 'acting president' for an hour to the infobox. I think this level of detail falls outside of the description of what should be included in infoboxes per WP:MOS. Please establish consensus here before re-adding the information. ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Once again, thank you for your clarification. My reasons for adding this information were the same as when I added so to George H.W. Bush (13 July 1985) and Dick Cheney (29 June 2002 and 21 July 2007). S1r Gawa1n 2004 (talk) 00:42, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Here also, having the information in the infoboxes is UNDUE per WP:PROPORTION. Per MOS:INFOBOX The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance. The service as acting president is already acknowledged in the body of the article, it doesn't serve readers well to have it in the infobox.

My apologies for sending the same message multiple times, but the talk pages of the articles might be on the watchlists of different editors. ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 06:51, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Do you think it would be proportionate if the individual was in the acting president position for a longer time? Slomo666 (talk) 17:24, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Harris bought a home in Malibu

Latest comment: 2 months ago10 comments4 people in discussion

Could someone add this information to her “Personal life” section?

Apparently the home cost $8 million.

Link: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/03/kamala-harris-malibu-home-2028-00903561 LewisPatent (talk) 20:53, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I’m not here to speculate on her exact net worth without RS, but it’s clear that she has a significant net worth. Probably at least $10 million, up to $100 million.

Barack Obama is reportedly worth over $100 million as well.

Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/11/barack-obama-in-the-age-of-trump LewisPatent(talk) 02:08, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

So what? HiLo48 (talk) 02:55, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I don’t have extended-confirmation-protection access yet.

I just wanted to add the Politico link to the talk page so I don’t forget. We generally add information about famous people buying expensive homes, the same way we add information about celebrities while complying with WP:BLP. LewisPatent (talk) 03:02, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

But why even mention Obama here? HiLo48 (talk) 03:07, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I just remembered a similar article about Obama’s net worth as well.

Both Harris and Obama are still alive and active, while Biden is a retiree. LewisPatent (talk) 03:25, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

You've really lost me now. Why mention Biden? HiLo48 (talk) 03:33, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Long story short,

Could you or someone else, if you have the time, add that she bought an $8 million home in Malibu, while complying with WP:BLP?

We are an encyclopedia, and we similarly mention when other famous people like celebrities buy expensive homes. LewisPatent (talk) 16:46, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

What is or isn't mentioned in articles is based on the weight of coverage in reliable sources. It's no up to Wikipedia editors to determine what they think is important or signficant. TFD (talk) 21:11, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

We generally add information about famous people buying expensive homes, the same way we add information about celebrities while complying with WP:BLP. Is Kamala considered a major celebrity, and is there enough coverage of her home purchases as to make it WP:DUE? DN (talk) 23:07, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Foundation on her mothers name

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Kamala Harris mentioned several times about her mother on her mothers name an organization was working under Shyamala Gopalan Educational Foundation ~2026-37903-36 (talk) 16:14, 3 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

What point are you making? HiLo48 (talk) 00:24, 4 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Kamala Harris' birth name in infobox

Latest comment: 29 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Kamala Harris' full name now is Kamala Devi Harris however at birth, she was Kamala Iyer Harris which then was changed to Devi two weeks later. This was to avoid ties to the Iyer caste. The infobox's birth name section should lists the person's name at birth. Here are sources to back that up: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/11/02/how-kamala-became-a-deity-by-name-494948, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/18/heres-kamala-harris-birth-certificate-end-of-debate/ Synth Legend (talk) 03:43, 8 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

toxic work environment

Latest comment: 21 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

why isn't there anything regarding all the toxic work environment stories that came out? at one point it was reported she was getting in a tizzy over how many people were talking to reporters about it ~2026-29459-65 (talk) 20:50, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Shouldn't that be in Vice presidency of Kamala Harris instead of her biography page? EvergreenFir (talk) 21:11, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Please provide a reliable source that mentions her getting in a tizzy. HiLo48 (talk) 00:34, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

Acting President in infobox

Harris bought a home in Malibu

Foundation on her mothers name

Kamala Harris' birth name in infobox

toxic work environment