Claim: A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.”
Verdict: REFUTES

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title: Kamala (wrestler)
text: Kamala (wrestler) James Harris (born May 28, 1950) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Kamala. As Kamala, Harris portrayed a fearsome Ugandan "headhunter" who wrestled barefoot and wearing war paint and a loincloth, and approached the ring wearing an African mask and carrying a spear and shield. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1980s and early-1990s. Harris was born on May 28, 1950 in Senatobia, Mississippi. He grew up in Coldwater, Mississippi, where his family owned a furniture store. He has four sisters. When he

title: Kamala Harris
text: of California, Berkeley. Her name Kamala comes from the Sanskrit word for lotus. Her family lived in Berkeley, California, where both of Harris's parents attended graduate school. She was extremely close to her maternal grandfather, P. V. Gopalan, an Indian diplomat. As a child, she frequently visited her extended family in the Besant Nagar neighborhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Harris grew up going to both a black Baptist Church and a Hindu temple. She has one younger sister, Maya. They both sang in a Baptist choir. Harris's parents divorced when she was 7, and her mother was granted custody of

title: Kamala Harris
text: elected California's Attorney General in 2010 and reelected in 2014. On November 8, 2016, she defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to succeed outgoing Senator Barbara Boxer, becoming California's third female U.S. Senator and the first of either Indian or Jamaican descent. Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, to a Tamil mother and Jamaican father. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a breast cancer scientist who emigrated from Madras in 1960. Her father, Donald Harris, is a Stanford University economics professor who emigrated from Jamaica in 1961 for graduate study in economics at University

title: Kamala Harris
text: Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from California since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 32nd Attorney General of California from 2011 to 2017. Born in Oakland, California, Harris is a graduate of Howard University and University of California, Hastings College of the Law. In the 1990s, Harris worked in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2004, Harris was elected District Attorney of San Francisco. Harris was

title: Kamala (wrestler)
text: emergency surgery to clear fluid from around his heart and lungs at a hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Following it, he was put on life support due to complications. The next day, his daughter said he showed signs of improvement but remained on life support. On November 22, it was reported that he was able to breathe on his own yet was unable to talk and remained under intensive care. Kamala (wrestler) James Harris (born May 28, 1950) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Kamala. As Kamala, Harris portrayed a fearsome Ugandan "headhunter" who wrestled

title: Kamala Harris
text: the children by court-ordered settlement. After the divorce, her mother moved with the children to Montreal, Québec, Canada, where Shyamala accepted a position doing research at Jewish General Hospital and teaching at McGill University. After graduating from Montreal's Westmount High School in Quebec, Harris attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she majored in political science and economics. At Howard, Harris was elected to the liberal arts student council as freshman class representative, was a member of the debate team, and joined the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Harris returned to California, earning her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from

title: Kamala (wrestler)
text: a wrestler, under Brazil's friend, "Tiny" Tim Hampton. He moved to Arkansas to continue training and escape the snow in Michigan. Harris debuted in 1978 under the ring name "Sugar Bear" Harris. He spent most of his early career in the Southern United States, also using the ring names "Ugly Bear" Harris and "Big" Jim Harris. His first manager was Percy Pringle. He won his first championship in NWA Tri-State in 1979, teaming with Oki Shikina to win the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship. In 1980, Harris joined Southeastern Championship Wrestling as "Bad News" Harris, winning the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight

title: Kamala Harris
text: by repealing tax cuts for wealthy Americans and by increasing taxes on corporations. Harris is married to California attorney Douglas Emhoff, who was at one time partner-in-charge at Venable LLP's Los Angeles office. They married on August 22, 2014, in Santa Barbara, California. Harris's sister is Maya Harris, MSNBC political analyst, and her brother-in-law is Tony West, General Counsel of Uber and a former U.S. Justice Department senior official. Harris has two stepchildren, one in college and one in high school. Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as

title: Kamala (wrestler)
text: borrow ring attire, Harris met Continental Wrestling Association promoter Jerry Lawler, who offered him a job. Harris, Lawler and Jerry Jarrett developed a new character for Harris, "Kimala" (later adjusted to "Kamala"), drawing upon ideas for a character originally developed for Harris by The Great Mephisto. The character was a vicious Ugandan headhunter with face and body paint copied from a Frank Frazetta painting. His backstory was that he was a former bodyguard of deposed President of Uganda Idi Amin who had been discovered by J.J. Dillon during an excursion to Africa. A promotional vignette aired on WMC-TV featuring a

title: Kamala Harris
text: Sheriff's Department's handling of the Mitrice Richardson case. The decision by Harris came about after her initial refusal to look into the case resulted in public outcry and the Richardson's family and supporters submitting over 500 pages of evidence. Mitrice Richardson was a 24-year-old African American woman who was released from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department in the middle of the night without any means of fending for herself. Her body was later found in an isolated canyon, leaving the family with many unanswered questions. On December 30, 2016, results of the criminal investigation into the Los Angeles County

title: Kamala (wrestler)
text: spear-wielding Kamala seemingly emerging from a steamy African jungle; the vignette was actually filmed on Jarrett's farm in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with the steam effect created using dry ice. To establish Kamala as a monstrous character, Jarrett instructed him to wrestle in a brawling style with chops and biting. To preserve kayfabe, Harris wore robes and refused to speak English while in public in Memphis. Kimala made his debut in the CWA in May 1985 with Dillon as his manager, losing to Lawler by disqualification in a match that sold out the Mid-South Coliseum . In June, he defeated Lawler for

title: Kamala Devi (actress)
text: 2008. Kamala Devi (actress) Kamala Devi is an actress of Indian and British parentage, best known for her roles in the 1960s opposite her then-husband, Chuck Connors. Kamala Devi was born on October 8, 1933 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India Kamala Devi was born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. Kamala's mother Elizabeth was of English-Welsh descent, and her father, Chandumal Amesur, was an Indian eye-ear-nose-throat-brain surgeon. In 1963 she married her costar Chuck Connors, and they were divorced in 1972. Kamala Devi became a US citizen on December 2, 1966. In 2005 she married Maurie Beaumont who died

title: Maya Harris
text: professor. Her maternal grandfather, P.V. Gopalan, was an Indian diplomat. She and her older sister, Kamala, were raised with beliefs from Baptist and Hindu faiths. When she was 8, she and her sister Kamala worked to get the apartment building they lived in to open an unused courtyard as a place for children to play. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. That year, she enrolled in Stanford Law School. While at Stanford, she was active with the East Palo Alto Community Law Project, serving as Co-Coordinator of the Domestic Violence Clinic

title: Kamala Devi (actress)
text: Kamala Devi (actress) Kamala Devi is an actress of Indian and British parentage, best known for her roles in the 1960s opposite her then-husband, Chuck Connors. Kamala Devi was born on October 8, 1933 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India Kamala Devi was born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. Kamala's mother Elizabeth was of English-Welsh descent, and her father, Chandumal Amesur, was an Indian eye-ear-nose-throat-brain surgeon. In 1963 she married her costar Chuck Connors, and they were divorced in 1972. Kamala Devi became a US citizen on December 2, 1966. In 2005 she married Maurie Beaumont who died in

title: Kamala Harris
text: the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1989. She was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1990. Harris served as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California, from 1990 to 1998. Harris says she sought a career in law enforcement because she wanted to be "at the table where decisions are made." In 1993, she started dating California Speaker of the Assembly Willie Brown, who introduced her to many powerful individuals in the California and Sacramento political and campaign management establishment. In 2000, San Francisco's elected City Attorney, Louise Renne, recruited Harris to join

title: Emma Harris
text: Emma Harris Emma Harris (Russian: Эммы Ричардовна Харрис Мизикина), 9 October 1871 in Augusta — After 1940 in New York) was an American-born Russian and Soviet actress, singer, dancer, cabaret artist and writer. Emma Elizabeth Matthews was born on October 9, 1871 on (or near) the John Phinizy Plantation in Richmond County, Georgia, near the city of Augusta to former slaves, Sarah Green and Richard Matthews. In summer 1880, upon finishing fourth grade at Ware High School, Emma was sent to Norfolk, Virginia to live with her widowed Aunt Hattie to continue her studies and later attend the Negro Mission

title: Kamala Surayya
text: state of Kerala. She was interred at the Palayam Jama Masjid at Thiruvananthapuram with full state honour. A biopic on her titled Aami directed by Kamal, released on February 9, 2018. Though never politically active before, she launched a national political party, Lok Seva Party, aiming asylum to orphaned mothers and promotion of secularism. In 1984 she unsuccessfully contested in the Indian Parliament elections. She was born in a conservative Hindu Nair (Nalapat) family having royal ancestry, She converted to Islam on December 11, 1999, at the age of 65 and assumed the name Kamala Surayya. Kamala Das has received

title: Kamala (wrestler)
text: and conviction. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and died in 2013. Harris went on to help raise his surviving niece. Since 1993, he has been writing, performing, and producing his own music. He has written over 100 songs. Some discuss his frustration with the working conditions he experienced in the wrestling industry, most notably the low pay. He released his debut album, "The Best of Kamala Vol 1", through his official website. The album features a ballad dedicated to the memory of Stanley "Tookie" Williams. In 2015, Harris completed his autobiography along with one of his wrestling managers, Kenny

title: Kamala Harris
text: Harris received the endorsements of United Farm Workers cofounder Dolores Huerta, United Educators of San Francisco, and San Francisco Firefighters Local 798. She also received the endorsement of Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles. In the general election, she faced Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley. On election night, November 2, 2010, Cooley prematurely declared victory, but many ballots remained uncounted. On November 24, as the count advanced, Harris was leading by more than 55,000 votes, and Cooley conceded. On January 3, 2011, Harris became the first female, Jamaican American, and Indian American attorney general in California. Harris announced

title: Kamala Harris
text: the September and October 2018 Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Harris participated in questioning the FBI Director's limited scope of the investigation on Kavanaugh. Harris was one of the targets of the October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts. Kamala Harris has been considered a top contender for the 2020 Democratic nomination for President. She has publicly stated that she is "not ruling it out". Her spending on Facebook advertising is unusually high, and targeted to reach voters outside California. In July 2018, it was announced that she would publish a memoir, another sign of a possible run. She