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National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose gives the money to I'm Your Neighbor Books, a Portland-based nonprofit.

When Deqa Dhalac was writing her inaugural speech after being elected as mayor of South Portland, Maine, she went searching for an inspirational quote for

53-year-old Deqa Dhalac is the 11th woman to serve as South Portland’s mayor. The Maine city is 90% white.

After fleeing Somalia some 30 years ago, Dhalac became this country's first Somali-American mayor earlier this month, elected in a city that's 90% white.

When Deqa Dhalac was writing her inaugural speech after being elected as mayor of South Portland, Maine, she went searching for an inspirational quote for

After fleeing Somalia some 30 years ago, Dhalac became this countrys first Somali-American mayor earlier this month, elected in a city thats 90% white.

When Deqa Dhalac was writing her inaugural speech after being elected as mayor of South Portland, Maine, she went searching for an inspirational quote for

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Deqa Dhalac, who recently became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Deqa Dhalac, who recently became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When Deqa Dhalac was writing her first speech as the mayor of South