Kent County Black Caucus Holds Hill Harper Meet & Greet
Grand Rapids - The Kent County Black Caucus held a special Meet & Greet for Actor, Author, Acitvist, Candidate, US Senate.
The event was held at the Business Exchange, located at 865 28th St SE, in Grand Rapids. Participants were treated to a table full of crackers, cheese, meats, water, juice and wine.
Many people recognize him from the show the Good Doctor in which he plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, and a crime scene investigator Sheldon Hawkes on CSI: NY. Harper also has a law degree and master of public administration from Howard University.
Hill Harper is a resident of Detroit Michigan, is a single father to his 12 year old son and owns a coffee shop in Downtown Detroit, making him one of the few African American business owners in the area.
"I adopted my son in 2015, started looking for a house and ended buying the Fisher Mansion in Detroit and have been renovating it every since," he said.
His name began to be mentioned upon rumors of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announce that she would not be seeking reelection for the seat.
"I think that it is deplorable that a city with almost eighty percent Black residency there are very few African American business owners in the Detroit downtown area. We have to and we will do better," said Harper.
Upon his arrival in Grand Rapids, Harper greeted the audience of supporters, took pictures, signed copies of his books for young fans and then began to explain why he is seeking a seat in the Michigan U.S. Senate. The meet and greet was hosted by Kent County Commissioner For District 12 in Kentwood, Monica Sparks.
"When Senator Stabenow decided not to seek her seat for reelection, a lot of people reached out to me and as we started to meet and speak to people across the state, we realized how under represented people feel and how frustrated they feel about their federal representation because they don't see a change or a difference. I think that our community in Michigan knows that for the first time in fifty-seven years, there is not a Black Democratic Congressional Representative on Capital Hill and that means that we are going backwards," he stated.
"People were telling me that they thought that things were getting better for them but they are in fact getting worse and we keep reelecting the same type of person and we are not seeing any difference. So through meeting people and trying to decide if I can help and if I can serve and what that would look like. We are in the mist of that process and that is why gatherings like this is very helpful to me through meeting folks and hearing what they have to say," said Harper.
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