North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, vows to stay in the race despite a CNN report alleging he once called himself a 'black NAZI' and proposed bringing back slavery in online comments.

A Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has rejected calls to drop out of the race after a report that he made controversial comments about slavery and called himself a 'Black Nazi' on…

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story.

CNN has reported Mark Robinson - who is African-American - also proposed bringing back slavery in comments on a pornography website.

A Democratic presidential candidate has not won North Carolina since 2008. But the drama around Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is sure to bolster their hopes.

Robinson said he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies” after a report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board.