Last week, Ilhan officially filed the paperwork to become the next representative for Minnesota’s 5th district, a seat currently held by Congressman Keith Ellison, who will be leaving to vie for the position of Minnesota’s next Attorney General

In a statement announcing her Congressional run, Ilhan spoke about her roots as a refugee, and how her love for politics was incited in her teenage years. She spoke of her need to fight for criminal justice and policing reform; affordable and accessible education and housing; healthcare for all; environmental justice; as well as racial, economic, and social equity.

“I came to this Country as a refugee, fleeing war and starvation, seeking a new home and freedom in the form of democracy. I fell in love with politics as a young girl living in Cedar-Riverside. Fifteen years later, my community asked me to serve. And alongside them, we ran a historic campaign, increasing turnout among young people, people of color, and bringing new voters into the DFL party,” Omar said.

“A voice like mine has never been heard in Washington D.C.  and as your next Congresswoman, I will fight for criminal justice and policing reform; affordable and accessible education and housing; healthcare for all; environmental justice; and racial, economic, and social equity. As both an organizer and a legislator, I have been pushing back against the profusion of bigotry and hate sweeping our nation, and I am ready to bring that fight to Capitol Hill.”

The statement also records some of the 36 year old’s big wins listing some of them thus: Expanding childcare grants for student parents, funding summer enrichment programs for low income students, measles education and prevention programing, and the Somali Museum of Arts. It was also mentioned that she also successfully negotiated over $200 million, investing in critical bonding projects for the District and State.

Essence reports that if elected, she will not only be the first Somali-American in Congress, but she’ll also become the first Muslim woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Maroon 5 have just released a new single entitled: Girls Like You and it features all our female power-house faves from Jennifer Lopez, Tiffany Haddish, Mary J Blige, Camila Cabello, Gal Gadot, Ellen Degeneres and so many others. We can’t help but recognise how the message behind the video seems to be so in tow with the celebration of women from all fields, as it also seems as though the women selected are all iconic in their own right, including names that might not be prevalent on the red carpet such as: Tech entrepreneur and author, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh; activist and writer, Angy Rivera; as well as Politician, Ilhan Omar. It is such a beautiful thing that women all over the world are gaining recognition and are being celebrated for their vast accomplishments.

Maroon 5 lead singer, Adam Levine, who is also TV co-host on the hit music competition, The Voice, can be seen in the video singing with a microphone in hand, while the ladies dance and mouth the lyrics as they appear in several rotations behind him.

Rapper and mama-to-be, Cardi B, also features as she does a rap number on the track (can we give it up to this woman for being so hardworking though?). The music video then ends with an emotional moment, as Levine’s South African model wife, Behati Prinsloo, holds their baby as he embraces her.

We love a beautiful tune with an empowering message behind it.

I can’t seem to get over women taking over the world!

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