A councillor who will become the first black mayor in Northern Ireland has said racist abuse will not put her off taking the role.
Lilian Seenoi-Barr, who was selected by the SDLP to be the next mayor of Derry and Strabane said she had received death threats.
On Sunday a 30-year-old-man was arrested in relation to online threats, police said.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is treating it as a racially-motivated hate crime.
He was arrested on suspicion of harassment, threats to kill and improper use of a public electronic communications network.
Ms Seenoi-Barr told News NI’s Sunday Politics the majority of the people in the area stood with her and the people of Derry had taken her “into their hearts”.
“I think it has actually made me more determined, because we need to be represented, we need a more inclusive and progressive society,” she said.
“It’s not about making history, but it is about delivering for the people and representing the people that elected me.”
Ms Seenoi-Barr said her family “is feeling it more than myself”.
“Since I put myself forward to represent my community, since I came to this country, I’ve been experiencing racism,” she said.
“But obviously it’s beyond what I had been experiencing – the death threats have been extremely hurtful to my family and to myself too.
“But I’m more focused on the positives, I have had enormous support across the island.”
The SDLP is set to change how it appoints “civil leadership” positions after two councillors resigned over the selection process.
