Aja Brown 22 Fantabulous Quotes

Aja Brown 22 Fantabulous Quotese

The Resource Center will be able to map all of the resources in and around the Compton community while providing customized assistance that will be a vital asset to improving our ability to service our youth, adults, and families.

— Aja Brown

Compton looks a lot of different. Residents are now able to go out and grab a bite, go to dinner, go to Target, Best Buy or a gym or Marshall's. We're now able to experience more amenities. I want to see that grow.

— Aja Brown

People who come from Compton - they're overcoming so many challenges that most people don't have to overcome, but that creates special tenacity and different skills that you just can't manufacture.

— Aja Brown

I really see Compton as a place with a lot of opportunity. It has a rich history, a strong community that has a strong sense of pride.

— Aja Brown

The days of pay-to-play politics is over.

— Aja Brown

I think Compton is definitely a part of my, my family history - a part of me.

— Aja Brown

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

— Aja Brown

I've always understood that, as a woman and as a person of color, I would always have to work harder; I would have to have thicker skin. I would have to be more mindful of my reactions, the way I spoke to people.

— Aja Brown

The Compton I knew was from my mother, and it was beautiful. It was this close-knit community, and people cared about one another, and it was safe.

— Aja Brown

Children in urban communities suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome in higher proportions than veterans, and they need therapeutic outlets, which arts and drama has proven to provide.

— Aja Brown

Thank you to Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Universal Studios, and the Grammys for telling the story of what Compton was and is becoming.

— Aja Brown

I don't think it's my job, single-handedly, to fix anything. I think it's my job to have a vision and have a plan that is reasonable and workable and get as many people to the table to effect change as possible.

— Aja Brown

I think there is always room for improvement.

— Aja Brown

Some people don't have a home or a place where they can cook a warm meal, and so we're thankful for the generosity of YG and the 4Hundred Waze Foundation to feed the community in the city of Compton.

— Aja Brown

I think we are living in an age where we really need to have bilingual leaders so that we can communicate with our constituents.

— Aja Brown

It's almost hip to, you know, be from Brooklyn or to live in Brooklyn.

— Aja Brown

The only difference between Compton and other cities is the ZIP Code, you know, and the mindset - it's just really about challenging people to take ownership of our community.

— Aja Brown

In California, they're not making any more land. And with the high cost of land, from a business standpoint, being able to move your goods quickly and cheaply makes Compton an attractive place to be.

— Aja Brown

I have always believed women have so many natural leadership qualities. They just need opportunities and access.

— Aja Brown

I think Compton is a really attractive place for young families.

— Aja Brown

I dedicated my career to really working in under-served communities and really just being in the trenches.

— Aja Brown

There's always some difference between your Latino and African-American communities. But we definitely have more similarities than differences.

— Aja Brown

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