Tag: first black woman
Vice President Kamala Harris Talks Voting Rights, Racism With Black Press Publishers
With a record number of women of color representing the administration in various capacities, Harris asserted that “when people hold office reflect those impacted,...
Jackson confirmed as first Black female Supreme Court Justice
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, April 7, 2022.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press
The Senate...
Senator Padilla meets with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media
California’s junior United States Sen. Alex Padilla says he is as excited as he is honored to be...
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime...
By Margaret M. Russell, Santa Clara University
U.S. Sen. James Eastland posed a question to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Thurgood Marshall during his August 1967...
Autherine Lucy Foster, A Critical Figure in the Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 92
Autherine Foster “was the embodiment of courage,” said Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, who chairs the organization. “As the first Black student to attend the...
