Former African Refugee Makes History as US First Black, Muslim & Somali Mayor

Nadia Mohammed, a former Somali refugee, made U.S. history Tuesday becoming the nation’s first Black, Muslim and Somali mayor in St. Louis Park, a city in the Midwestern U.S. state of Minnesota. The 26-year old is also the youngest ever to be elected by St. Louis Park voters as city mayor garnering nearly 59% of votes and beating Dale A. Anderson, CBS News reported Wednesday. According to the U.S. news media giant, the 26-year old campaigned on a promise to ‘’represent everyone in the city, prioritize future homeowners,’’ and ‘’deliver accountability and transparency back to the community.’’ Mohammed told VOA’s Somali Service that the win ‘’means the world to me.’’ ‘’This means that we get the representation that we so deserve,’’ adding that ‘’it feels amazing to be mayor of a city in which I immigrated to 18 years ago."