I'm gonna say a Black Pride Thing and, customarily, that will make some non-Black folks get in their feelings, so: Trigger Warning.
But... look at us. We can go from the depths of oppression to the heights of power in *a single* generation. We some folks, y'all.
Please stop whatever you are doing to listen to (and share) this historic moment. The words of Judge Jackson resonate in defiance of cynicism, they grow from the deep roots of pain and struggle, and they usher forth a vision of hope in a better and more just America.
Pres. Biden and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson embrace as the vote to confirm her to the Supreme Court crosses the majority threshold. https://t.co/WvWpIOOWA4
🚨 HISTORIC: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is now JUSTICE Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
This is “the look” developed after a lifetime of being a woman of color having to put-up with absurdities, mansplaining, micro and big aggressions and all sorts of bullshit.
KBJ tells a story of her first year at Harvard. She felt out of place. One day, a Black woman she didn't know walked by her on campus & could tell she was distressed. She told KBJ to "persevere."
KBJ says that's now her advice for young people. Persevere
Condoleeza Rice just STUNNED Fox News by saying that President Biden has managed to unite NATO in ways she didn't think were possible after the Cold War.
Take THAT Fox News!
Congrats @ErinJackson480, who just became the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the #WinterOlympics! Erin said she hopes her story will inspire people of color to participate in winter sports. Thanks for blazing the way, Erin!