‘Seems They’re Wearing Blackface’: Candace Owens and Marc Lamont Hill Spar Over ‘Blackness’ In Heated Debate Over Racial Identity of Barack Obama, Kamala Harris

Right-wing provocateur Candace Owens and progressive pundit Marc Lamont Hill squared off recently about Barack Obama’s recent efforts to secure the African-American vote. Set up by host Piers Morgan, who shared the opinion of some that Obama is trying to shame young Black men into voting for Kamala Harris, Owens said neither Democrat truly represents “blackness.” “It is fundamentally racist,” Owens said of Obama’s efforts on the set of Piers Morgan Uncensored. “It is something Black people are right to be upset about it. There’s nothing about Kamala Harris or Barack Obama, if we’re being frank, that is Black. There is something that is very cartoonish about them working to blackify a politician before they run for office.” Candace Owens and Marc Lamont Hill square off on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: X screenshot/@Ether_Eesh) While polls show that about 7 in 10 Black voters had a favorable view of Harris, 1 in 4 Black men under the age of 50 have expressed support for Trump, a recent poll from NAACP and HIT Strategies found. If that last number holds, Harris has little chance of winning the presidency, experts say. “She’s so bad I might just f–k around...