By Jasmine Browley ·Updated April 11, 2022
“I am the dream and the hope of the slave.”
Ketanji Brown Jackson made sure to evoke the powerful words from Maya Angelou’s beloved “Still I Rise” poem during an event celebrating her official US Supreme Court Justice confirmation–marking the first time this has ever happened for a Black woman. This came on the heels of an intense series of confirmation hearings where she was grilled
