U.S. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
Despite having the political résumés for the job, the Black women discussed as possible nominees then and now have been targets of racist and misogynist questions about their competency, their ambition and their attitude.
"The question of whether a person’s identity makes them unable to be fair is not one asked of White nominees."
JACKSON'S PRIMARY SUPPORTERS
Among the Black women in Jackson’s corner are Antoinette Coakley, Lisa Fairfax and Nina Simmons. The four women met in their first years as undergraduates at Harvard University, where they were also roommates.
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It's great that these women have kept in touch all these years. Hope she makes it through the process. Not too many people of color in our congress.