FLASHBACK: CNN Panel Debates Whether Harris Is ‘Black’ Or ‘African American’
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Former CNN host Don Lemon and The Grio White House correspondent April Ryan engaged in a heated debate over whether then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is “black” or “African American” during a February…
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