In 1960- Otis M. Smith elected auditor general of Michigan and became the first Black chosen in a statewide election since the Reconstruction period
In 2016- Ilhan Omar becomes the first Somali-American to be elected to serve as State Representative for House District 60B in Minneapolis, MN
In 2016- Ilhan Omar becomes the first Somali-American Muslim to hold legislative office
To Inspire You
I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that.