Khady Gueye is pleased she started a conversation about race in her hometown - despite online abuse.
Khady, who is Senegalese-British, says her first experience of racist abuse was at primary school.
Looking back at the past year, she says: "It's been an opportunity to provide people with a understanding of black lived experience." "Growing up in this area I've always tried not to fall into the stereotypes of being the angry black girl who calls out racism 24/7 or trying to tackle racial injustice, simply because I'm already outnumbered."So, Khady decided to run to be a local councillor because, she says, "real and systemic change" needs to happen "from the inside".
"I would have never have thought that I would be director of an organisation or running for council a year ago. It's been my life for the last year and something that I've really grown to love."Campaigning has given Khady a platform to speak about her experiences of growing up mixed race in a predominantly white area - but it's also made her a fresh target for racist abuse on social media.