As a Black and Jamaican woman, the implications of someone with Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity being seated in the highest office in the land isn’t lost on me. While Harris’ South Asian background has featured strongly in her campaign lore, including through frequent references to her being raised by her mother Shyamala Gopalan, an immigrant from India, her Black heritage (courtesy of her Jamaican father, who was also an immigrant) is just as relevant to her story.