Aja Brown Quotes
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When I was a kid, I thought I would be an entrepreneur and maybe at some point go into law school.
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I actually grew up in the City of Pasadena.
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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.
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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.
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I dedicated my career to really working in under-served communities and really just being in the trenches.
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My husband is actually biracial. He is Caucasian and African American. And my brother's fiance is Latina. So we have a colorful family.
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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.
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Having a diverse council is necessary in order to make sure that all constituents are represented well.
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There's so many opportunities, economically and socially, and just the location advantage and all the great institutions that are here, that this community is definitely poised for a huge revival. And so, when I think about Compton, I think about redemption.
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I didn't have a traditional college experience. I didn't have a social aspect to it. I was always involved in working and going to school.
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I thought I could make change by just working at ground level, but to change a community, you have to change policies.
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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.
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The majority of people, especially young people, know Dr. Dre because of Beats by Dre, not necessarily from him being a rap artist.
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I think there is always room for improvement.
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I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.
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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.
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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.
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There's always some difference between your Latino and African-American communities. But we definitely have more similarities than differences.
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I research best practices and recipes for success and failure to craft personalised policies for my city.
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I think every leader must possess vision, and they absolutely have to have a heart of service.
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When we look at the investment decisions into the city of Compton, the small business community and global corporations and retailers and all of those types of services that decide to come into the community to serve it, they look at the perception, how does the brand work with the local community.
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We all have a social responsibility and have to be mindful of what we do and say.
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People are taking a second look at Compton or rethinking what they believed to be true. Even the rap stars who helped established Compton's reputation worldwide are older now, and even their images have evolved.
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I think Compton is a really attractive place for young families.