By Maddie Kilgannon, Reporter Correspondent
March 10, 2021
Deeqo Jibril
Deeqo Jibril, who was a candidate for the district council 7 seat in 2017, is now running for the District 4 seat that will be left open by Andrea Campbell.
Jibril announced her intent to run on Saturday. She highlighted her work as a Neighborhood Business Manager at the City of Boston’s Economic Development Department and at the Children Services of Roxbury.
Jibril has also worked as an advocate on behalf of families for ABCD Housing and Roxbury Children Services. She came to Boston as a Somali refugee when she was 12 years old and wants to be an advocate for the immigrant community in the city, particularly for Boston’s Somali population.