Writer’s note: this was first published by the author in the Baltimore Sun on September 15, 2020. The original article is here: https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0916-black-republican-20200915-655dnnopazb2zfbu37zxm5oipy-story.html I’m a 45-year-old African American man, and, for most of my life, I’ve been a registered Republican. Like millions of Americans right now, I am struggling to…