We have to have a mayor and a council who will take City Hall and fight that fight.

We will make a city hall that truly serves the people who live there.

I think Newark has been in the crosshairs in every generation of the fight to achieve America. And I think Newark is a city that's at that crossroads still.

Americans, at our best, stand up to bullies and fight those who seek to demean and degrade others.

We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.

The fact that Newark is having poetry festivals and peace conferences - all of these things are building an undeniable thesis that our city is making incredible strides forward.