When Deeqo Jibril came to America at 12 years old, she couldn’t speak English. She had never seen snow. She had nothing but the clothes on her back. In 1991, her family fled the civil war in Somalia ...

Deeqo Jibril, an activist for immigrant rights, discusses her plan to run for a Boston City Council seat. BRITTANY CHANG/ DFP STAFF Somalian refugee and longtime Roxbury resident Deeqo Jibril has ...

Boston city councilors recently honored four black immigrants who have made significant contributions to their communities and neighborhoods. Dr. Jean Bonnet of Mattapan, Deeqo Jibril of Roxbury, ...

Somali-American refugee and immigrant rights activist Deeqo Jibril arrived in Boston in 1991 after fleeing civil war. Today, she is running for Boston City Council in Roxbury, Massachusetts. If she ...

A Somali-American refugee who relocated to Boston 27 years ago to escape the Somali Civil War will be honored Friday in Washington D.C. with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for her work ...