Kamala Harris new $8M mansion is in a neighborhood with virtually no black residents

Despite a career-long commitment to combating racial disparities in housing and touting the importance of living among Black people, former Vice President Kamala Harris’ new California mansion is situated in a neighborhood with virtually no racial diversity.Harris’ new 4,000-square-foot property, which reports indicate she acquired for $8.15 million, is located in the exclusive seaside community of Point Dume and includes ocean views, multiple wine fridges, private golf greens and enough parking to accommodate five vehicles.Point Dume is situated entirely within Census tract 8004.08, which the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey estimated was just 0.2% Black and roughly 94% White as of 2019.Harris’ choice of neighborhood may surprise longtime observers given past comments she has made about the importance of living among other Black Americans.“When you’re at (a historically Black college or university), and especially one with the size and with the history of Howard University — and also in the context of also being in D.C., which was known forever as being ‘Chocolate City’ — it just becomes about you understanding that there is a whole world of people who are like you,” Harris told a Washington Post reporter in 2019, reflecting on her experience growing up in primarily White social circles then attending a historically Black college in a predominantly African American city.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story “It was more, for me, about the numerosity than it was the diversity, I grew up in a community where there were many representations of diversity,” she added.“Going to Howard, there were so many (Black people)! And they’re all in your age group, in your phase of life.”Now, however, Harris has chosen to ...