{"id":14278,"date":"2024-01-19T01:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T01:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/19\/vp-kamala-harris-says-its-unfortunate-some-deny-fact-america-has-racist-past\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T01:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T01:46:54","slug":"vp-kamala-harris-says-its-unfortunate-some-deny-fact-america-has-racist-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/19\/vp-kamala-harris-says-its-unfortunate-some-deny-fact-america-has-racist-past\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Kamala Harris says it\u2019s \u2018unfortunate\u2019 some \u2018deny fact\u2019 America has racist past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Read this article for free!<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Vice President Kamala Harris spoke extensively about racism and United States history this week during a television appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Harris appeared on ABC\u2019s \u2018The View,\u2019 where she was asked to react to GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley\u2019s assertion that the U.S. has \u2018never been a racist country.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s unfortunate that there are some who would deny fact, or overlook it, when in fact, moving toward progress requires that we speak truth,\u2019 the vice president told the panel of \u2018The View.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019s comments are a response to comments made by Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re not a racist country, Brian. We\u2019ve never been a racist country,\u2019 Haley, who is of Indian descent, said in an interview with CNN\u2019s Brian Stelter. \u2018Our goal is to make sure that today is better than yesterday. Are we perfect? No. But our goal is to always make sure we try and be more perfect every day that we can.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She later clarified her comments in a statement to CNN, stating that the U.S. \u2018has always had racism,\u2019 but that America \u2018has never been a racist country.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The former ambassador\u2019s comments sparked a national discussion regarding how Americans should conceptualize the country\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think we all would agree that while it is part of our past, and that and we see vestiges of it today, we should also be committed collectively to not letting it define the future of our country,\u2019 Harris said on \u2018The View.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u2018But we cannot get to a place of progress on the issue of race by denying the existence of racism, by denying the history of racism.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this article for free! 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