BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Aaron Ford

Aaron Ford was elected the first African American attorney general for Nevada in 2018.

HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND EVENTS.IT'S ALSO HOME TO HISTORICPEOPLE.IN 20-18, NEVADA ELECTED ITSFIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ATTORNEYGENERAL.SINCE TAKING OFFICE AARONFORD SAYS HE'S FOCUSED ONMAKING SURE ALL PEOPLE ARETREATED FAIRLY.FROM PROTECTING DOMESTICVIOLENCE VICTIMS..TO MAKING SURE MINORITIES GETFAIR TREATMENT IN NEVADA'SJUSTICE SYSTEM.13:15:49:06 YOU HAVE TO TAKE ALOOK OF THE CURRENTCIRCUMSTANCES, TRY TO AFFECTCHANGE WHERE POSSIBLE AND ASTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL I HAVE THEABILITY TO DO EXACTLY THAT13:16:00:11BEFORE PRACTICING LAW FORDSERVED AS A PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHER.HE THEN BECAME A CLERK FORSEVERAL JUDGES BEFORE JOINING APRIVATE PRACTICE IN LAS VEGAS.BEFORE RUNNING FOR ATTORNEYGENERAL, FORD SERVED AS THEMAJORITY LEADER IN THE NEVADASTATE SENATE.WITH ELECTION SEASON IN FULLSWING,FORD SAYS HEADING TO THEPOLLS IS MUCH MORE THAN CASTINGA VOTE FOR WHO YOU LIKE.13191402 FOR YEARSAFRICANAMERICANS WERE DENIED THEIRINALIENABLE RIGHT TO VOTE.UNDERSTOOD THE POWER OFPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION1319270113183220 IF NO ONE SPEAKS ONISSUE THE STATUS QUO REMAINSAND NOTHING EVER CHANGES13183803THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTINUESTO PUSH FOR CHANGE.NOT ONLY IN THE STATE OFNEVADA BUT IN THE COUNTRY.HIS ADVICE TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLEIS TO NEVER BE AFRAID TO SPEAKTHE TRUTH!A LOCAL PROGRAM IS GIVINGSTUDENTS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE .