Donald Harris was a professor at Standford University and he taught economics classes. He had great success in his career, allowing him to travel and teach across the globe. He has also served as an economic consultant to the Government of Jamaica. He retired from Standford in 1998.
Harris never spoke much about her father, but she always mentions her mother, a breast cancer scientist, who passed away from colon cancer in 2009.
This is what Harris recently wrote on her Instagram about her beloved mother: “I’m the daughter of a mother who broke down all kinds of barriers. Shyamala Harris was no more than five feet tall, but if you ever met her you would think she was seven feet tall. She had such spirit and tenacity and I’m thankful every day to have been raised by her.”
In another post, she talked about what her mother used to ask her whenever she went home complaining about something. She’d say “Well what are you gonna do about it?”. So, this time, Kamala Harris decided to run for President of the United States.
Harris misses her mother very much and she wishes she were with her to witness her powerful accomplishments.
