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Myya Jones, MBA is running for mayor of Detroit and could be the first woman to be elected into the position.
Born and raised in Detroit, MI, Myya Jones is a proud product of the Detroit Public School system by way of Lewis Cass Technical High School, alumna of Michigan State University, and 2021 graduate of Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business.
Being on the receiving end of charitable organizations molded Myya into the servant leader she is today. Despite many challenges, she refused to allow the sting of poverty, and the dependence on government assistance to determine her life’s destiny. As a result, she was inspired to attend college and upon graduation, she’d return to her hometown to enact change, as a reflection of the unwavering love she has for her city.
In her years of activism, she has used her many platforms and music to spark dialogue concerning marginalized groups, and how they can acquire resources to advance their communities. In doing so she has given people of color, women, and Millennials the inspiration to impact change. Currently, she works for Google and leads many initiatives that have given Detroiters and Black businesses access to free resources provided by Google. This includes over $1 million dollars in ad grants to nonprofits that progress Black and brown people.
Outside of work, she continues her community organizing in Detroit with Church of the Messiah, championing issues not limited to economic justice, equitable education, mass incarceration, human sex trafficking, affordable housing, and gun violence.
Myya is an award winning activist and was named the inaugural #DreamInBlack Future Maker for AT&T.
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