How to build community as a newcomer
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Zulfat Suara |
TEDxNashvilleSalon
• July 2021
When Nigerian-American immigrant Zulfat Suara decided to run for public office in Tennessee, she was prepared to face opposition from a local community known for being resistant to newcomers. In this talk, she explains how her successful journey to an at-large council seat was not one of overcoming impossible odds but, rather, an example of how diversity is key to building community ties.