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| Hasan Harnett is the first black chairman of North Carolina's Republican Party. |
(Medium.com)
"My story is probably a good example of how the Republican Party can and is growing by reaching out to different communities in North Carolina and across the country… and succeeding.
I wasn’t always a Republican… In fact, I only formally became a Republican much later in life… or rather, I didn’t realize I was a Republican until much later in life. I grew up poor in a rough neighborhood and in an area that was majority Black. I grew up where it was expected that you were a Democrat because of the color of your skin. Everyone was, and no one thought a thing of it.
But growing up, I was also taught two things: work hard, and get an education. I was told that would lead to success."
Read more: https://medium.com/@NCGOP/why-i-am-a-republican-2b8dc5c87646