WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 08th April, 2022) The Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court marks a historic moment for Black women and a hard-fought win against hostile forces, but vigilance is warranted because backlash often accompanies progress, activists told Sputnik.
Jackson will be the first African-American woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in its 232-year history as a result of Thursday’s Senate confirmation vote. She replaces Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who announced that he was stepping down earlier this year.
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