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TONIGHT, A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION WITH MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH ANDREA JOY CAMPBELL AND FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO HOLD THE POSITION IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BE HELD STATEWIDE.

SHE WAS ELECTED IN THE POSITION AFTER A RUN FOR BOSTON MAYOR AND SERVING ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

THE PEOPLE'S LAWYER, SHE WILL TACKLE ISSUES THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT FROM THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP TO INCARCERATION.

HOW WILL SHE BALANCE THE POWER FROM MARGINALIZED.

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HOW HISTORIC YOUR WIN IS.

THERE ARE ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN ALL 50 STATES.

OF THOSE 50 STATES, 16 OF THEM ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ARE PERSONS OF COLOR, ALL OF THEM ARE MEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO, BOTH BLACK WOMEN BOTH YOU AND JAMES OF NEW YORK.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO PARTNER AND SHE IS AN INSPIRATION TO ME, BUT IT IS REMARKABLE AND I TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUS.

I UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE EXPECTATION AND IT'S NOT JUST IN MASSACHUSETTS, IT'S NATIONALLY.

A AND WHEN I SAY REPRESENTATION MATTERS, SOMETIMES I WILL BE THE ONLY ONLY BLACK ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE ROOM OR OBVIOUSLY ONE OF TWO BLACK WOMEN, I SEE THIS AS A MOMENT THAT CANNOT BE WASTED AND DO SERIOUS WORK IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT FOR FAR TOO LONG.

>> THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO FROM YOUR OFFICE IS WIDE AND DIFFERENCE FROM STATE TO STATE AND HIGH POINTS WHAT IS UNDERNEATH YOUR UMBRELLA AS A.G. OF MASSACHUSETTS.

>> IT IS TREMENDOUS.

AND I ACTUALLY TELL FOLKS, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS AND THE TRADITIONAL WAY, IT IS THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE STATE AND THAT MEANS PROTECT US, DO EVERYTHING TO KEEP'S US SAFE, TAKING ON GUNS, THE SUPREME COURT THAT WANTS TO ROLL BECOME OUR CIVIL RIGHTS, OUR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, MAKING SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING HAVING TO DO WITH OUR CHILDREN.

YOU ARE IN SCHOOLS TALKING ABOUT BULLYING AND KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE AND TAKING ON DISCRIMINATION.

THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PIECE IS CRITICAL.

AND ELDERS BEING SCAMMED.

THAT IS A MAJOR ISSUE HAVING TO DO WITH HOUSING AND TAKE ON DISCRIMINATION AND KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOMES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION REALLY SIGNIFICANT.

THE ENVIRONMENT IS ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH WE ARE PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS.

THE LIST IS LONG AND THE OFFICE DOES SO MUCH.

AND SO MY JOB IS CONNECTING WITH FOLKS INTERNALLY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES AND MESSAGE THEM IN A WAY THAT EVERYONE SEES THEMSELVES AS PART OF OUR AGENDA.

>> YOU SPOKE TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT YOUR INTERNAL ORGANIZATION, SO WE HAVE REPRODUCTIVE AND GUN ENFORCEMENT AND WE HAVE HOUSING THAT YOU ARE DOING, PARTICULAR FOCUS ON.

YOU ARE HIRING SOMEONE TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON HOUSING AND ALONG WITH THAT, CONNECTING TO THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE.

WHAT IS IT GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT YOU THINK YOU WILL BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES?

>> MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE THINGS THAT I PROMISED ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WE DO.

TO REBUILD TRUST, FOLKS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE 495 AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PART OF OUR GOVERNING, WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR PROMISES.

AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, PEOPLE WANT US TO FOCUS ON THE WELL-BEING AND OUR KIDS.

A UNIT IS STAFFED BY ONE ATTORNEY.

HOW DO WE EXPAND THAT UNIT TO TAKE ON SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES OR FOLKS WHO WILL HARM OUR KIDS, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND EXPAND WHAT EXISTS.

I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, ECONOMICS, PRICE GOUGING, HOUSING IS A WAY TO BUILD WEALTH.

SO I HAVE PUT OUT OR WILL BE PUTTING OUT A JOB DESCRIPTION ON SOMEONE WHO IS AN ECONOMIC ADVISER AND SERVING IN THE EXECUTIVE BURROW TO LOOK AT ALL THE WADES WE CAN USE THE TOOLS OF THE OFFICE TO PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE POCKETS OF OUR WORKERS.

WHAT ARE THE OTHER WAYS?

WE CAN TAKE ON DISCRIMINATION, ACCESS TO LOANS, APPRAISAL VALUES PARTICULARLY AFFECTING BLACK RESIDENTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH AFFECTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

WE CAN DO A LOT MORE THAN WHAT FOLKS ARE DOING NATIONALLY.

AND WHAT I ALSO HEARD IS KEEP US SAFE, TAKE ON GUNS AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.

GUN ENFORCEMENT IS ONE WAY.

GUN TRAFFICKING IS ANOTHER ISSUE AND HOW DO WE INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BREAKING CYCLES.

A 13 YEERD WHO WAS SHOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES MAJOR CONCERN.

THERE IS A GREATER WAY FOR MY OFFICE TO SHOW UP AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT AND REPRODUCTIVE THE ELDER JUSTICE UNIT TO TAKE ON ISSUES AFFECTING OUR ELDERS AND THE ACCESS TO ABORTION WHICH IS CRITICAL IN THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

>> A COUPLE THINGS HAVE COME UP VERY RECENTLY.

THE ADVOCACY LINE.

THE A.G. OFFICE FILED A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST A VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN SCAMMING THEM OUT OF DUBIOUS SOLICITATIONS.

WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE?

>> THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES AND ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO SHARE THE DETAILS.

WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, I COULD TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

IN THIS ROLE, IT'S A BALANCE OF MAKING SURE OF FOLLOWING DUE PROCESS AND PROTECTING CERTAIN RIGHTS.

>> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SEAN MURPHY.

>> THAT IS AN ONGOING MATTER.

THIS ELDER JUSTICE NOT ONLY WILL IT BE EFFECTIVE TO SCAMS AGAINST ELDERS AND THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE CALLS ARE SCAMS AGAINST ELDERS, VETERANS OR IMMIGRANTS, VOL INDISCERNIBLE POPULATIONS.

HOW CAN WE BE INTERSECTIONAL ON THAT.

WE WILL PROSECUTE THOSE FOLKS WHO PREY ON THOSE RESIDENTS AND HOW DO WE GET OUT THERE AND LETTING FOLKS WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE AND HOW SCAMS SHOW UP.

THERE IS A WAY TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE OFFICE TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND OPENING MORE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OR INVESTING IN COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS AND THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF WAYS THAT CAN SHOW UP MORE THAN OUR HOTLINE AND MORE THAN PROSECUTING AND THAT PROACTIVE PIECE IN GETTING AHEAD OF IT SO PEOPLE AREN'T HARMED.

>> PART OF YOUR REFORM, GUN ENFORCEMENT HAS TO DO WITH MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW THEIR RIGHTS, PART OF YOUR UNIT IN DOING THAT AND ALSO TACKLING A LOT OF VARIOUS ISSUES UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.

I NOTICE THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS COME OUT AND TAKEN ABOUT POLICE INSPECTIONS FOR GUN DEALERS AND I WONDER IF YOUR OFFICE IS INVOLVED IN THAT OR WILL BE INVOLVED IN THAT?

AND IS THAT PART OF THE PRO ACTIVITY.

>> I WAS TALKING TO THE TEAM THIS MORNING ABOUT THIS MORNING AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A FEW ORGANIZATIONS.

WE WILL THINK ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH TO COLLABORATE WITH THE GOVERNOR AND IF THIS IS ONE AREA.

AND WILL BE PUSHING THE OFFICE TO ESTABLISH A GUN ENFORCEMENT UNIT NOT ONLY TO TAKE ON INSPECTION AND PEOPLE ARE ADHERING TO OUR GUN LAWS, BUT TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GO TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS.

POLICE CHIEFS AND THOSE WHO ARE TASKED WITH ENFORCING OUR LAWS, THEY DON'T KNOW ALL OF THEM PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SUPREME COURT CHANGING THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN ENFORCE SOME OF THESE LAWS.

THIS UNIT WILL BE TASKED WITH CONVENING FOLKS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND HAVE FOLKS ASSIGNED IN THE OFFICE WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DEAL WITH GUN ENFORCEMENT LAWS AND THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO INTERRUPT CYCLES AND WORKING WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND FILING BRIEFS TO PROTECT OUR LAWS.

RIGHT NOW I HAD TO FILE BRIEFS TO TAKE ON FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING TO GET RID OF OUR ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE LAWS IN THE COUNTRY AND HOW DO WE WORK WITH OUR GOVERNOR HERE AND EXERCISE THAT LEADERSHIP ON THE NATIONAL STAGE.

AND I WILL SAY, I AM NOT AFRAID TO TAKE ON THE TOUGH ISSUES AND WILL TALK ABOUT CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM, BUT THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS AND WE HAVE SEEN MORE SHOOTINGS AND GUN VIOLENCE, RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTING AG'S TO STEP UP.

>> WITH THIS SPECIFIC THING WITH THE INSPECTION OF THE GUN DEALERS, IS THAT -- DO YOU SEE A BOLD MOVEMENT FROM YOUR OFFICE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND IT CONNECTS TO EVERYTHING RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT.

THIS CAME UP BECAUSE JOURNALISTS SAID WE HAVE LAWS ON THE BOOKS BUT NO ONE IS ENFORCING THESE LAWS.

THERE ISN'T A RIGHT BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

SOME DON'T HAVE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND THE GOVERNOR IS DOING A GREAT THING AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO BE BOLD INCLUDING GOING AFTER BAD ACTORS AND THE GHOST GUNS' CONTEXT BUYING PARTS AND SHIPPING PARTS, BUILDING THESE GHOST PARTS SELLING THEM TO FOLKS.

THAT IS A MAJOR ISSUE.

>> COULD YOU BE BOLD IN DECLARING THAT CASH BAIL IS NO LONGER IN MASSACHUSETTS BECAUSE AT THIS TIME IS AN ISSUE NOW.

ACCORDING TO A REPORT LAST YEAR 23,000 PEOPLE ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY BAIL.

8,000 REMAIN IN JAIL CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY AND WE CAN ASCERTAIN THOSE IN TERMS OF LOTS OF PERSONS OF COLOR.

THEY HAVE REDUCED THE HARM OF CASH BAIL INCURS AND SOME HAVE ELIMINATED.

ILLINOIS FOR EXAMPLE, ELIMINATED.

>> THAT'S ON THE LIST TO DISCUSS AND THAT IS AN ISSUE I CARED DEEPLY ABOUT.

I TALKED OPENLY ABOUT LOVED ONES BEING INCARCERATED.

AND MY YOUNG BROTHER DIED WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF CORRECTION.

HIGH CASH BAIL THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY.

HE HAD HEALTH CONCERNS AND VERY DIFFICULT TO GET HIM OUT INTO A SETTING WHERE HE WAS PROVIDED HEALTH CARE.

AND HE PASSED AWAY WHILE IN THAT SYSTEM.

WHAT I'M DOING NOW AND TASKED MY OFFICE TO TAKE ON IMMEDIATELY, SETTING UP INTERNALLY A WORKING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.

MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AND EVERYONE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE OFFICE SITTING DOWN AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO ADDRESS CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM, CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT, THIS WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.

EVERYTHING WITH RE-ENTRY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TO BE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE.

ALL OF THIS IS ON THE LIST AND WORK WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND WE WILL BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT IT IS AND BE BOLD IN GOING AFTER CRITICAL SOLUTIONS SOME WITHIN THAT OFFICE, MY OFFICE, TA WE CAN EXERCISE AND WORK ON QUICKLY.

OTHERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LEGISLATURE.

AND I'LL SAY ONE OF MY FIRST VISITS WAS TO NORFOLK, MEETING WITH THE MEN INCLUDING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS.

EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE AND WILL BE PRIORITIZED.

ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON.

>> YOU SAID THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ISSUES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST IMPACTS FOLKS OF COLOR.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AS WE CRIMINAL EYES SOME WILL SAY POVERTY, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL HEALTH AND I HAVE BEEN IN POCKETS OF THE STATE, POOR WHITE PEOPLE, THEY CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES, TOO.

IN AND OUT OF PRISONS OR BECAUSE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS.

HOW DO WE MESSAGE THESE ISSUES SO MORE FOLKS ARE CHAMPIONS TORE CHANGE THE POLICIES THAT EXIST AND DO IT IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY.

AND I'M TIRED OF FOLKS FRAMING IT IT IS JUST A SET OF ISSUES THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR CARE ABOUT.

IMMIGRANTS CARE ABOUT THIS AS WE HAVE THIS PIPELINE TO ADDRESS.

YOUTH CARE ABOUT THIS, TOO, AS THEY ARE DEALING WITH SCHOOL-BASED OFFENSES THAT SEND THEM INTO A JUVENILE SENTENCING AND I VIEW IT AS PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISPARITIES ARE NOT BY ACCIDENT SO GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN CURING SOME OF THESE ISSUES.

HOW DO WE FRAME IT UNDER THAT UMBRELLA TO SAY TO FOLKS YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS AND IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR TAX DOLLARS AS WELL, BECAUSE THE MONEY WE ARE SPENDING TO INCARCERATE FOLKS, WE SHOULD SPEND IT ON JOBS AND CHILD CARE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ALL THE THINGS THAT KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF PRISON AND BUILDING WEALTH.

THAT'S MY FRAMING.

AND PEOPLE OF COLOR SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADDRESSING THE VERY DISPARITIES THEY ARE LIVING WITH EVERY DAY.

>> HOUSING IS A BIG ISSUE AND HOUSING CRISIS THAT EVERYBODY IN THE CIRCLE OF LEADERSHIP, LOCAL AND NATIONAL IS ADDRESSING IN MASSACHUSETTS.

MAYOR JUST ANNOUNCED SHE WILL PUT MONEY INTO TURNING OLD HOUSES INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTICULARLY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE.

I'M INTERESTED IN A LAW THAT WAS PASSED, ZONING LAW THAT REQUIRES MULTI-FAMILY HOUSES ING TO BE ESTABLISHED AROUND THE AREAS THAT MBTA SERVICES.

THAT'S THE LAW.

ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SO IDENTIFIED WERE TO TURN IN THEIR PLANS ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD ESTABLISH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING AROUND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

SOME DID NOT LIKE THIS, SOME AND ONE IN PARTICULAR SAID, WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT.

AND THAT IS RIGHT IN YOUR LAP.

WHO MAKES THEM DO IT?

AND HOW IS THIS LAW ENFORCED.

MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING IS IN FOCUS.

>> THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AND MOST FOLKS DON'T SEE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AS PLAYING A ROLE IN HOUSING BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS VIEW, MY JOB IS TOP COP, CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S A POLICY SHOP.

WE ARE DEFINING WHAT IS GOING TO BE OUR LANE WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING.

THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAVE THEIRS AND LEGISLATURE MAKING SURE THAT PASSING ZONING LAWS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING QUICKER AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH PRODUCTION AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD MORE HOUSING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE, ET CETERA.

THAT HAS BEEN MORE DEFINED FOR US.

IT ABSOLUTELY IS ALL THE LAWS DEALING WITH HOUSING, IMPLEMENTING FAIR HOUSING LAWS AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHICH IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

ELDERS BEING PUSHED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND TENANTS BEING PUSHED OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

FORECAST -- FORECLOSURE CRISIS AND MBTA ZONING LAWS.

WE ARE WORKING ON AN ADVISORY WHICH I HOPE TO HAVE OUT SOON WHICH WILL MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TO ADHERE TO THIS AND HOW MIGHT THIS VIOLATE FAIR HOUSING LAWS AND TAKING IT A STEP FURTHER AND NOT TO SAY YOU ARE MAKING SURE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE BARE-BONES OF THE LAW, WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW AND TYING IT INTO THE CIVIL RIGHTS WORK THAT IS TASKED WITH LOOKING AT THIS ADVISORY AND MORE TO COME ON THAT.

WE COULD DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF UG THINGS.

THE ADVISORY IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT HASN'T ISSUED ANYTHING JUST YET.

AND YOU GET PEOPLE TO ACT SWIFLTLY.

THIS IS WHAT IT ALL MEANS AND THIS IS THE PENALTY.

AND IF FOLKS DO NOT COMPLY, USE EVERY TOOL IN YOUR TOOL BOX.

THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT JUST TO PASS LAWS BUT TO IMPLEMENT THEM, WITH THE SAME URGENCY TO PASS THIS CRITICAL LAW THAT WOULD CREATE MORE HOUSING FOR THESE FOLKS.

THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD IS OVER $500,000.

EVERY SINGLE MUNICIPALITY HAS TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS SO MORE FAMILIES STAY HERE AND DON'T LEAVE MASSACHUSETTS.

ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD.

I VIEW HOUSING BEING SIGNIFICANT NOT ONLY ENFORCING OUR LAWS, IT IS A WAY TO CLOSE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP.

THIS PRIORITY OF THE OFFICE IS JUST THAT.

HOW DO WE BUILD WEALTH FOR FOLKS THAT ARE JUST LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAY THEM CHECK AND POOR PEOPLE WANT IDEAS AND THOUGHTS ON WAYS TO GROW THEIR WEALTH AND A.G. CAN PLAY A CRITICAL WROAL AND PRIORITIZING ISSUES OF HOUSING AND TAKING ON BAD ACTORS WHO KEEP OUR ACTORS OF REACHING THAT DREAM.

>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO SQUEEZE IN.

ONE, YOU HAVE ALREADY SET UP YOUR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE UNIT AND ANNOUNCED THE HOTLINE AND MADE CLEAR THAT MASSACHUSETTS IS GOING TO END UP BEING A PLACE WHERE LOTS OF FOLKS COME TO RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

MANY PEOPLE TR WAITING FOR THE SUPREME COURT CASE TO BE SOLVED ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

THERE ARE PROACTIVE STANCES THAT YOU ARE TAKING TO SHORE UP AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN PLACE IN MASSACHUSETTS?

>> SO, ON THE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE PIECE, WE ARE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS AND WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TEXAS THEY TRY TO PULL CERTAIN MEDICATIONS OFF THE MARKET.

IN THE CONTEXT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, IT IS ON OUR RADAR.

I THINK WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN PLACE HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND THERE ARE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER A.G.'S NATIONALLY IN WAYS IN WHICH TO GET AHEAD OF THIS.

WE HAVE STRONG CIVIL RIGHTS' PROTECTIONS HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.

SO I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEAD AND THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE LAWS ON OUR BOOKS THAT WILL ALLOW US PROBINGS.

THE SAME WAS TRUE IN THE CONTEXT OF REPROUD PRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

WE HAD LAWS ON THE BOOKS THAT PROTECTED US AND YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THESE DECISIONS BECAUSE IS IT AN OUTRIGHT BAN OR LIMITING.

THE GUN CASE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.

OUR LAWS ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN NEW YORK.

BUT I MAKE IT CLEAR, WE WILL PUSH FOR OUR FOLKS FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AS THE ADMINISTRATION GOES BACKWARDS, WE WILL GO FORWARD IN MASSACHUSETTS.

>> I STARTED THE CONVERSATION BY ASKING CAN YOU MANAGE BOTH WIELDING THE POWER OF THE A.G.'S OFFICE AND THE EXPECTATION OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES?

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE WEIGHT OF THAT EXPECTATION?

>> IT IS A WEIGHT AND EVIDENCE TO REFRAME IT.

I'M FAITH-DRIVEN AND PRAYER IS IN MY FAITH IN MY FOUNDATION ALONG WITH MY FAMILY.

I REFRAME IT NOT AS A WEIGHT BUT AN OPPORTUNITY AND BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK.

I STARTED THE JOB WITH THE CONTEXT OF TYRE NICHOLS AND AS PAINFUL AS IT WAS TO WATCH THAT VIDEO, I HAD TO HEAR GIVING THE ROLE AND JOB I HAVE, I SAID YOU ARE HEAR HERE IN THIS MOMENT OF TIME TO DO GREAT THINGS AND I WILL BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS WITH CAM PASSION AND EMPATHY, CENTER MY STORY AS PAINFUL AS IT IS AND STORIES OF SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE TRAGIC STORIES AND USE THAT AS FUEL TO DO INCREDIBLE WORK.

CHANNEL THAT ENERGY INTO THE WORK AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES BECAUSE IT WILL BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS.

I WANT TO EXCEED IT.

AND I WANT FOLKS TO SAY SHE WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING.

SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUR KIDS, MENTAL HEALTH, SHE DID SOMETHING IN THAT CONTEXT.

SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO HELP US BUILD WEALTH AND TAKE ON DISCRIMINATIONS, SHE AND HER TEAM DID IT.

WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO BOTH THINGS.

IF WE DO THAT, I'M BRINGING MY MIDDLE NAME, FEELS JOYFUL AND INCREDIBLE BLESSING.

>> WHY IS THIS THE BEST JOB?

>> I HAVE BEEN TELLING THE GOVERNOR AND VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT, SORRY YOU HAVE YOUR JOB BUT I HAVE THE BEST JOB.

THE ISSUES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, NO ONE IS BETTER POSITIONED THAN AN ATTORNEY GENERAL TO TAKE THEM ON QUICKLY WITH SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS AND ENFORCE OUR LAWS AND WORK TO PASS THEM.

SO I HAVE THE BEST JOB.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

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