Bio

  

I am a Negro,

Black as the night is Black

Black like the depths of my Africa

                                                            -Langston Hughes

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I was born and raised in a town near the southeastern coast of North Carolina named Whiteville (population roughly 5,200).

I am a 2001 graduate of Whiteville High School where I was a four year letterman in track and field were I was two time All Waccamaw Conference selection and state semi-finalists in the 200 meters.

Upon graduation, I attended the University of North Carolina at Pembroke where I was again a four-year letterman in track and field, acquiring All-Academic Honors for NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference.  I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Mass Communications with a concentration in Journalism.  Writing credits include USA TODAY and The Daily Dispatch of Henderson, NC.

 I currently reside in Richmond, Virginia.

You can contact me at chrisharris3@gmail.com