If America is ‘Beyond Racism,’ Why Does Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Nomination Seem Like A Miracle?
Mar 25, 2022
“In a staunchly democratic country founded on clear principles of ‘equality for all,’ it shouldn’t feel like a miracle for an impeccably credentialed, highly experienced Black female jurist to be nominated to the Supreme Court – yet it does.” In her piece for Forbes, Dana Brownlee argues that the absence of a Black female Supreme Court Justice (and only two Black male Justices) in the high court’s 233-year history is endemic of the broad impact of white privilege, and a conundrum for those who would deny its existence.
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