"Ray embarked on a journey into the world of sports after her brother, Jonethan Ray, a well-known Staten Island athlete, died in a car accident at age 16 in 2009. "When my brother passed away, there were over 4,000 people at his funeral... it was a big deal," she said, noting she "unpacks the incident and how it impacted her life in her newly released book.""
"This led to her founding the United States Wall Ball Association, which organized community sports events, such as handball and basketball tournaments. In 2014, she found herself in an intimate relationship with a man she had befriended just a year before. That was New York City Mayor Eric Adams. At the time of their relationship, Adams was the Brooklyn borough president."
Jasmine Ray began working on personal reflections during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 while seeking meaning in life, leadership and love. She lived in Stapleton for more than 30 years and overcame adversity, heartbreak and loss that shaped her career. Her brother, Jonethan Ray, a well-known Staten Island athlete, died in a car accident at age 16 in 2009, prompting her entry into community sports. She founded the United States Wall Ball Association to organize handball and basketball tournaments. She had an intimate relationship with Eric Adams that evolved in 2015 and ended in January 2016. Ray released a 216-page self-published work titled Political Humanity that she frames as part memoir, part political reflection, and a call for grace and unity, and that unpacks her brother's death and its impact on her life.
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