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

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 Caucus, interrupted Democratic Rep. Abe Jones, who is Black, amid a debate about an education bill that would extend the requirements for North Carolina Opportunity

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