*North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson announced his candidacy for governor last week, making him the second Republican to join the race, according to reports.
“Today, we make it official. I am running for governor of North Carolina,” Robinson said to the crowd of supporters at the Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, Yahoo reports.
Robinson said voters want a governor who has “lived through the struggles of everyday North Carolinians.”
“I know what it’s like to grow up poor in a household mired by alcoholism, violence, and I certainly know what it’s like to lose a job from no fault of your own. You desperately need it,” Robinson said.
“I know what it’s like to face financial hardship or lose your house, or declare bankruptcy. I know what it’s like to lay awake at night, that gnawing feeling keeps you up wondering how you’re going to pay your bills,” he continued.
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As Yahoo reports, Robinson noted that his election as North Carolina’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020 “is a testament that anything in our state and nation is possible.”
Following his announcement, a video surfaced from Robinson’s speech at the 2021 North Carolina Republican Party State Convention. In the clip, he tells Black people “It is you who owes” reparations, The Black Wall Street Times reports.
“If you wanna tell the truth about it, it is you who owes. It is you who owes,’” said Robinson.
“Why do you owe? Because somebody in those fields took stripes for you. Somebody had to walk through Jim Crow for you. Somebody fought wars and died for you. Somebody lived less than because they didn’t have what you have, and they did it for you,” Robinson explained.
WATCH:
WOW! This Black Republican candidate for Governor says it’s Black Americans that owe REPARATIONS to this country for our “freedom.” That’s a new take. pic.twitter.com/QMT4sNZPlz
— Nikki Barnes (@NikkiBarnesFL) April 23, 2023
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