"I will not stay silent when I spot racism," Jones, 49, said during her speech, delivered at the city's Omega Center. …"

"I see my job as mayor to find ways to expand options for people to exercise their right to vote within state law"

"I believe that poverty is the root cause of crime. So, if you want better health outcomes or better outcomes in gener…"

"For any Black woman who is considering running for office, I would first say to her that you are complete. You don’t …"

"When I talk about addressing the root causes of crime, I am talking about supporting families and communities that ha…"

"Unenviable position of inheriting many lawsuits from the previous administrations, and in many cases is required to d…"

"We have always wanted community input. We have to meet people where they are and we want them to tell us how their go…"

"First of all, people listened to me. I could talk as much as I wanted, and they would listen. And two, it was healing…"

"It’s a name that goes to show all the women out there who do stand-up, you can be beautiful on stage. You can be as s…"

"There are consequences to your actions. It may not be today or tomorrow but be mindful of what you do because there a…"