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Don Abram Harris
''' Don Abram Harris is a manufacturer of premium hand rolled cigars whose company “Don Abram Harris Cigars”, is currently based in Maryland.

 History 

Harris was born in 1970 in Upper Marlboro, MD to Joseph Jerome Harris, a Post Office Worker and Lucille K. Harris who was a homemaker. He grew up in an Upper Marlboro, MD neighborhood and was raised a Baptist. After graduating from Riverdale Baptist, a private school, in Largo, MD in 1988, Harris went on to attend St. Mary’s College in Southern Maryland for a period of time. He has six siblings, his older sister LaWonda and four older brothers, David, Aundre, Jonathan and Donell Coward who died in 2006. Both parents died in 2005 within months of each other.

Abram Joseph Harris is considered the first African American Cigar Manufacturer in the United States. He first introduced his Puerto Rican blend in 2008 at the 76th Annual International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 13-18, 2008. He is also credited for being the first African American to ever sell a consumable product to the US Government; i.e., Navy Exchange.

For over 15 years, Abram operated his own trucking company that carried produce across the United States. Based on stories he heard from his father, Joseph Jerome Harris, who worked in the tobacco fields of Southern Maryland in his earlier days, Abram grew interested in the tobacco industry. When he grew older he decided to become a cigar manufacturer. While in Puerto Rico he met with people who were already familiar with the industry. They became interested in helping him to learn the cigar trade and with their help he created a unique blend of cigars specifically for his company-Don Abram Harris Cigars.

 Production 

All materials for the cigars are produced and rolled in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Don Abram Harris is now in the process of producing a film documentary called “The All American Don”. This ten-episode doc-soap will give viewers a sneak peak to show what it takes to maintain a successful cigar business in America.

 Cigars 

Cigars produced by the Don Abram Harris Cigar Company are all premium hand rolled cigars intended for retail distribution throughout the United States and Europe. The company has been in business for over eight years.

List of Don Abram Harris Cigars •	The “El jefe”, the Boss •	The “En passant” •	The “Presidential Preserve” •     Omega Psi Phi 100th Anniversary Cigar •	The “Consigliere”

Don Abram Harris’ net worth is $1,047,000.00. Don Abram Harris is also 51% owner of a nutrition company called Potomac Product Health Line, and owns a transportation company named Cool Air Express-an over the road company that transports produce throughout the United States.

 Personal life 

Harris married Diane Beverly Smith in 2010. He has three children from a previous marriage and Diane has three children from a previous marriage. Both attend All Nations Church of God, a Pentecostal Church in Alexandria, VA. They believe the Word of God and try to make the Word an active part of their everyday life.

 References 

Black News.com-Navy Exchange Sale http://www.blacknews.com/news/don_abram_harris_cigars_navy_exchange101.shtml#.VQca4Rx2Tgw

Black News.com-All American Don http://www.blacknews.com/news/documentary-all-american-don-story-of-first-african-american-cigar-manufacturer-don-abram-harris/#.VQcgZhx2Tgw

Best Cigar Prices.com https://www.bestcigarprices.com/blog/cigar-review-–-don-abram-harris-el-jefe/

CO Cigar Obsession-el jefe http://cigarobsession.com/2011/05/25/don-abram-harris-el-jefe-cigar-review-2/

CO Cigar Obsession-Presidential Reserve http://cigarobsession.com/2011/07/19/don-abram-harris-presidential-reserve-churchill-cigar-review/

Cigar.com http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/thread/288546.aspx

Social Cigar.com http://www.socialcigar.com/forum/topics/don-abram-harris-cigars

Tobacco.Org http://archive.tobacco.org/news/305991.html

Big CED’s Blog Page https://bigced.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/first-black-owned-cigar-manufacturer-launches-new-cigar/

CigarLAND.com http://www.cigarland.com/cigars/don-abram-harris-corona/

The All American Don-YouTube http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrBT7QnHwdVz0YAk_pXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA2FhcGx3BGdwcmlkAzNKUkpPN21WUjZXTXJVT3NmczNXY0EEbl9yc2x0AzAEbl9zdWdnAzEwBG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzE2BHF1ZXJ5A2FsbCBhbWVyaWNhbiBkb24EdF9zdG1wAzE0MjY1MzAwOTY-?p=all+american+don&fr2=sb-top-search&fr=aaplw

'''8 WFLA.com – News Channel 8. on Your side''' http://www.wfla.com/story/28163407/all-american-don-first-unfiltered-view-of-the-cigar-industry

ShareMarketsNews.com http://www.sharemarketsnews.com/5817-all-american-don-first-unfiltered-view-of-the-cigar-industry_smn.html

CBS46.com – WGCL TV-Atlanta http://www.cbs46.com/story/28163407/all-american-don-first-unfiltered-view-of-the-cigar-industry

EastCoastSentinel.com http://www.eastcoastsentinel.com/5570-all-american-don-first-unfiltered-view-of-the-cigar-industry_ece.html

Don Abram Harris Official Web site http://www.donabramharris.com