5 Quotes by Dr. Owens

When we have an opportunity to rebuild a neighborhood, it has to be diverse. You can't have concentrated areas of one kind of housing.

People who worked here have never seen this before.

You either wear a cap and gown, or you wear a body bag. My message to high school kids is if they finish high school, they can have all the things they need. If they go to college, then they can have some of the things they want.

There was no money involved. There was no personal gain.

About 80 percent of the homicide victims did not finish high school.