Harris is both Black and Indian. Her father, Donald J. Harris, came to the U.S. from Jamaica. Her mother, the late Shyamala Gopalan, came to the U.S. from India. They both moved to the U.S. to study at the University of California, Berkeley, which is where they met in 1962.

Janet Jackson seemingly questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ race. The singer-songwriter spoke to The Guardian for its Weekend podcast to discuss her ongoing Together Again tour, which is set to end in Glasgow,

"It's clear that Janet Jackson has been reading things in the dark corners of the internet and that makes me very sad," one social media user wrote.