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This message is a part of our ongoing series about Black History Month through the eyes of our Black AGs. [Democratic Attorneys General Association] {NAME}, This Black History Month has been a chance for me to reflect on why we fight, why we push for justice, and why I need to continue to be the People’s Lawyer as Nevada’s Attorney General. In my adult life, I looked up to my father-in-law a lot, and something he told me once serves as a constant reminder of how far we’ve come. When I was inaugurated to the Nevada State Senate, my father-in-law came to Nevada to be a part of this significant accomplishment and moment in my life. When I escorted him back out from the Senate chambers, he noticed that people called me “Senator,” they called me “Doctor,” they called me “Mister,” they called me “Sir.” And they opened the doors for me as I walked by. And my father-in-law said to me, “they called me ‘boy’ until I was 40.” He was in his late 70s. That story still resonates with me to this day because it simply reminds me of the struggle of our ancestors. It reminds me of the centuries of pain and suffering that they had to endure, and the good trouble they made to create the world that we live in now. And it reminds me that I have a sacred obligation and duty to continue to push forward, notwithstanding the naysayers, notwithstanding the doubters and cynics, and notwithstanding the attacks that come my way. Because, if the worst thing that I get is a bad name directed at me every once in a while as I push for progress, then that’s pretty good compared to the dehumanizing treatment that my father-in-law and our ancestors endured every day. But we have to be honest about the anger that we harbor – and we have to channel it into something that can bring about change and deliver on the promise of America. [Watch AG Raoul's Black History Month video now >>](facebook.com/DemocraticAGs/videos/767720447476229) There is still ingrained, instilled, systemic racism that exists in our society that we still need to unroot. And we can’t get distracted by the people who don’t want to see progress.
I won't let it happen. Thank you for joining me as we continue to push for progress,
- Aaron Aaron Ford
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