Entry Level Politician (Response to the Endorsement Editorial)
The Advocate’s Editorial Board remarked – in their column today on who they were endorsing for Council At-Large – that they were...
Bringing the People Together (Come Together Rally Speech)
Thanks to everyone who showed up and to all other supporters who weren't able to do so. The following is the text of my closing remarks:...
Striving for an Inclusive Newark
Tonight, after Council dealt with a short list of ordinances and resolutions, I gave the following remarks: "Governing a city is hard....
Let's Make Newark Beautiful...Together
My remarks before City Council tonight: "We have a lot to look forward to in the coming years. After a few frustrating months of not...
Newark's Path to Prosperity
I gave the following speech before council this evening: "Economic growth should always be celebrated. As of late, we’ve heard and read a...
Race Relations and Cooperative Policing
The past year has unveiled a gaping, festering wound in our society. Recent events command our attention to the unresolved distrust which...
Removing Barriers to Hope
Tonight I had intended on going to City Council and delivering a prepared speech on the need for living wage jobs, but I stayed at work a...
Mobilizing Newark
Tonight, I delivered the following remarks to city council: " We all need to go places. Whether our destination is to and from...
What I Learned on June 29th, 2015
Tonight was an educational experience. I learned quite a bit. Here’s a bit of what I learned: I learned that prisoners run their prisons…...
Safety First
Tonight, I delivered the following remarks to Newark City Council: " The issue of our safety forces has come up on numerous occasions in...