evidence: The claims: Kamala Harris was raised in Canada, is not African-American and held Black prisoners past release dates [...] These claims exaggerate or misstate reality. Harris spent most of her childhood in the U.S. before moving to Quebec at age 12 and staying through high school. While her mother was Indian and her father is Jamaican, she has long identified as Black, and the federal government counts people of Jamaican ancestry as Black or African American. The claim about prisoners mischaracterizes an argument made by attorneys for her California Attorney General’s office about the need for nonviolent offenders to help fight wildfires. [...] Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, has long identified as Black, and her self-identification aligns with federal guidelines.