RALEIGH, North Carolina – We’re just weeks away from 2024 when election season will get into high gear. In North Carolina, the first black American to be elected lieutenant governor is setting his sights on the top spot.
Mark Robinson is a man devoted to his faith, family, and the people of his state. CBN News sat down with Robinson who talked about his conservative beliefs and what it’s like to swim upstream as a black Republican.
A fiery speech five years ago in a Greensboro City Council meeting put Robinson on the political map.
“You want to turn around and restrict my right, constitutional right that’s spelled out in black and white. You want to restrict my right to buy a firearm and protect myself from some of the very people you’re talking about in here tonight. It’s ridiculous,” he challenged the council.
He sees that moment as a divine appointment.
“I believe He put me behind that podium to help make change. And so my wife and I sat down and talked about it and realized if we want to make change, we have to go where change is made. And so we decided to run for office; we decided
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