Beyond a velvet rope near the front door of Milwaukee’s Oak Barrel Public House last Wednesday night, Republican National Convention attendees who shelled out $500 could head upstairs to mingle with other VIPs at the Black Conservative Federation’s Kicks & Cocktails party.
Downstairs, a few dozen people mingled in the general admissions section — including a handful of Black delegates and convention-goers who said they're proud to be among the GOP's ever-present, ever-so-slightly growing minority of Black voters.
