“I am very passionate, and I grew up in an incredibly beautiful urban c...” — Rashida Tlaib Quote

“I am very passionate, and I grew up in an incredibly beautiful urban community - the city of Detroit - born and raised.”

“I have fought so heavily against corporate tax breaks, especially because I've seen our schools in Detroit close down.”

“I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.”

“We are valuable. Detroit and other neighboring communities are places to invest in, not rob.”

“From capitalizing housing trust funds, which allow low-income people to obtain grants to fix up and stay in their homes, to creating job training programs in schools, these are the kinds of economic stimuli that will give families the opportunity to thrive.”

“I'm not going to allow this world to make my son scared of saying he's a Muslim.”

“Dudes like me, where I'm from with my sound, don't get signed! It ain't like labels in and out of Detroit and it's a guarantee and I got talent that everybody sees.”

“Detroit is a rough, rough place and that's how they like their wrestling, so I love Detroit.”

“I grew up on the west side of Detroit - 6 mile and Wyoming - so I was really in the 'hood. And I would go to school at Detroit Waldorf, and that was not the 'hood. Growing up in Detroit was good. I had a good perspective, a well-rounded one, and not being one-sided.”

“My favorite player would probably be Steve Yzerman. He played in Detroit. I really liked the way he played and the way he handled himself.”

“Detroit is right now a new Mecca for Hip Hop.”

“Detroit is a hard city.”