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He's asked on several occasions, myself alone, my organization, we serve a variety, 30 to 45% of the population that we serve is caucasian as well. so, there's never been any discrimination on our behalf. that's as far as services, as far as services in relation to mayor braxton. the opposition is just there. >> now, talking about services, a volunteer firefighter, emergency responder, decided to run for mayor in 2020 because he had concerns that the town council and mayor were not responding to the needs of the majority black community. particularly amid the covid-19 pandemic. when he was, el...

Residents. even though about 80% of new bern's population is black. and i also understand that according to the lawsuit, mr. braxton asked both black and white residents to serve on town council positions. no white residents agreed to join his counsel. why do you think that is? >> i think that being that they've had power structures for so long, nobody really wants to intervene and step forward. standing against what they know is wrong. that's a hard decision to make. a lot of the time, the towns like this, these people are not just the political leaders, they are the ones who are providing se...

Justice from finding legal counsel and then initiate a lawsuit to challenge this unjust behavior by some residents in your town? >> well, being a community leader myself, finding an organization, the county will generally also -- it was one of the towns that i was very passionate about and wanted to serve. they have a high population of people living below poverty. so, to come into the community, when i met mayor braxton, he established, you know, he had a building that i was able to use. providing services from it. he was explaining to me that even though i am the mayor, i haven't been able t...