White North Carolina Lawmaker Apologizes After Asking Black Colleague If Race, Athletics Got Him Into Harvard

White North Carolina Lawmaker Apologizes After Asking Black Colleague If Race, Athletics Got Him Into Harvard

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 19, 2023

A white North Carolina legislator who interrupted his Black colleague to ask a racially motivated question about his academic achievements has now apologized. 

According to The News & Observer, Rep.Jeff McNeely, a Republican and a member of the ultraconservative Freedom

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