BOSTON (AP) — The American legal system has never faced greater challenges or demands for reform from people of all races and across the political spectrum. In exclusive sit-down interviews with The Associated Press, several Black Democrat attorneys general discuss the role race and politics plays in their job. With a historic number of Black Americans currently serving in top law enforcement leadership roles, the top law enforcement officials speak about their responsibilities as change agents in a criminal legal system in which Black people bear the brunt of the nation’s perpetual war on crime.
