New York gets first Black Attorney General, Letitia James

Letitia James was on Monday, sworn-in as the first Black
Attorney General of the state of New York.

A Democrat, James was sworn into office during a ceremony at the
state capitol in Albany.  She made history by not only being
the state’s first Black attorney general but also, the first woman
to ever be elected to the office, reports Essence.^[1]

“It is the highest honour to officially begin my time as the
Attorney General for the great state of New York. Tonight, I made a
commitment to use the rule of law to protect the rights and advance
the interests of all New Yorkers, and I will never waver in
upholding that promise.

New Yorkers in every corner of our state must know that they
have a champion fighting for them every day,” James said at the
ceremony.

James had in the past bashed President Donald Trump over alleged
divisive tendencies.

She said Trump found it hard to “go a day without
threatening our fundamental rights, can’t go a day without
threatening the rights of immigrants, can’t go a day without
dividing us.”