Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that former president Donald Trump's false assertions about her race were the "same old show" as she emphasised the need for black women to organise for his defeat this November.

Addressing the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc - one of "Divine Nine" historically black fraternities and sororities - in Houston, Harris told the crowd: "When I look out at everyone here, I see family."

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