Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton stopped in Kansas City Thursday Sept. 8 to give a speech at the National Baptist Convention at Bartle Hall. The National Baptist Convention is quoted to be the nation’s oldest and largest African American religious convention. The speech lasted only a half an hour, and Clinton addressed topics such as her run for presidency, her faith, and her planned reforms.

Her speech opened with her paying respects to the Kansas City community, thanking the convention for having her and pointing out several distinguished members at the convention. Clinton then went on to speak about what her goals were for presidency, specifically citing closing the wage gap, creating equal opportunities for jobs, increasing education while decreasing its costs, and making healthcare affordable for all people and making strides towards those suffering from mental illness and addiction. Clinton spoke about how these issues hit minority groups hard, particularly speaking in regards to the African American community.

During her speech, Clinton also thanked the African American community for continuing their efforts in ending racial discrimination, pledging to aid the community’s stride towards equality. Her speech then turned more personal, Clinton sharing her personal experiences growing up Methodist, talking about the faith of others and how this has impacted her life and her political career.

“I had the great blessing to be raised by a family in a church that instilled in me a deep and abiding Christian faith and practice,” Clinton said. “I was also so blessed to have a remarkable youth minister who believed… that the world is my parish.”

And although her speech had a focus on faith and work, Clinton also did not hesitate to talk about her opposition, Republican nominee Donald Trump. Her criticism of him and his reforms began early on in her address, calling him out for his “bigoted rhetoric”.

“Our nation’s values are being questioned in this election.We are facing a candidate with a long history of racial discrimination in his business. He traffics in toxic conspiracy theories like the lie that President Obama is not a true American. If he doesn’t even respect all Americans, how can he serve all Americans?”

Clinton’s speech ended with her urging the people of America to vote for a president who is willing to stand with the people, not against them.

“We need a president who understands that no one person has all the answers and no one person can fix our problems alone. A president who understands that we need to look out for each other and lift each other up, not tear each other down.”