Nationwide — Mondale Robinson, the mayor of Enfield, a small town in North Carolina, faced a racist confrontation when a white neighbor accused him of being “jealous because you’re not white.” The exchange was captured on video and quickly spread online.
According to Atlanta Black Star, Robinson said he was heading out to get coffee for his wife when the woman began arguing with him. In the video, she made the racist remark, prompting Robinson to respond, “I don’t want to be white.” The argument grew heated as she continued to shout at him.
In a second clip posted later, the same woman tried to excuse her behavior by blaming Enfield’s Black community, which makes up about 85 percent of the town’s 1,864 residents. After mocking Robinson, she told him, “I went to Enfield grade school. I learned all that sh-t just like you did. I can be just as [derogatory] as you can.”
Robinson calmly pushed back, asking, “You think you learned this nastiness from Black people? You are the problem.” He later told her, “You’re showing up like a racist right now, you’re showing up like an angry Karen.”
Robinson is no stranger to racial hostility. A former Marine with a degree in political science, he founded the Black Male Voter Project to increase voter participation and became Enfield’s mayor in 2022 to address systemic racism in his hometown.
One of his first major actions as mayor was removing a Confederate monument after George Floyd’s death. The decision sparked backlash, with armed white men showing up near his home in protest, but Robinson stood firm.
The latest video sparked strong reactions online. One comment read, “Delegation of Black People Statement: We have never wanted to be white respectfully.” Another added, “Do they really think we want to be WT!? White? Really!”
Robinson has not issued a formal statement, but his message in the video remains clear — racism is still present in his community, and he’s not afraid to confront it head-on.
Source: BlackNews.com
