MI-HD29: Vulnerable Michigan Republican continues extreme record by saying Harris is not 'authentically Black'

An article published by Detroit News last Wednesday shed light on offensive racial comments made by Michigan state Rep. Jim DeSana (R-Carleton), risking his chances in keeping his vulnerable seat.

DeSana drew headlines this week after Detroit News published audio of the representative at a rally on July 24. At the rally, DeSana said that some people don’t see Vice President Kamala Harris as “authentically Black.”

“Well and I’m not sure that everybody perceives Kamala [Harris] as authentically Black, because doesn’t she have a Jamaican father?” DeSana asked. “There’s some Jamaican and Indian in there. Some Asian blood, too. Like Samoan? I don’t know.”

When pressed by Detroit News’ Craig Mauger, DeSana refused to back down from his remarks, saying that he accepts Harris’ “desire to identify as Black” but that “people understand that she is multi-racial.”



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