For the Love of Wakanda: What Kamala Harris told me in the West Wing and what people of African descent have to lose in a second Trump term

Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey is the author of Amazon Bestseller “Kamala, The Motherland, and Me,” which is available via Amazon. Photo provided.By 2050, one in four people on the planet will reside in Africa, where the average age is just 19. With one of the most consequential elections approaching, only one candidate believes the future will be largely influenced by Africa: Vice President Kamala Harris, who is still the most senior U.S. official to visit Africa during the Biden Administration. Notably, former President Donald Trump never visited the continent. Eight years ago, Trump asked Black voters, “What do you have to lose?” Today, we are better positioned to understand how today’s decisions will impact Black people worldwide in the future. Spoiler alert: the future may look more like the harm done to Tulsa and less like dreams of a real-life Wakanda.A few months before receiving the Democratic nomination for President, I interviewed Vice President Harris in the West Wing for my memoir, “Kamala, The Motherland, and Me.” She shared insights and notable reflections from her historic trip to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. I asked her what voters concerned about Africa should expect if Trump returns to the Oval Office. Her response...