Zellnor Myrie: “I was hired as an intern for a local city council member.”

“And that's how I learned what it meant to serve the community. I went around and did all of the jobs that nobody else wanted to do. And then I was hired as an intern for a local city council member. who then hired me full time as the media and legislative director. I spent some time there. I got tired of politics. I said, I'm never going to do this.” (05:58–06:03)

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