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They elected a Somali to public office. The brain dead just can't stop being stupid.
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2019
A worldwide audience is listening to University of Southern Maine alumna Safiya Khalid’s story of perseverance.
On Nov. 5, the 2018 USM graduate earned election as the first Somali-American to serve on the city council of Lewiston, Maine. More astonishingly, she earned the seat despite a barrage of racist Internet attacks from around the country.
The fact that she ignored the trolls, and won 70 percent of the vote, has drawn journalists from as far away as Kenya to interview the 23-year-old woman.
“The story is everywhere,” Khalid said. “It’s pretty cool.”
Safiya Khalid '18 draws worldwide media by defeating Internet trolls and winning her election | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2019
A worldwide audience is listening to University of Southern Maine alumna Safiya Khalid’s story of perseverance.
On Nov. 5, the 2018 USM graduate earned election as the first Somali-American to serve on the city council of Lewiston, Maine. More astonishingly, she earned the seat despite a barrage of racist Internet attacks from around the country.
The fact that she ignored the trolls, and won 70 percent of the vote, has drawn journalists from as far away as Kenya to interview the 23-year-old woman.
“The story is everywhere,” Khalid said. “It’s pretty cool.”
Safiya Khalid '18 draws worldwide media by defeating Internet trolls and winning her election | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine