>> reporter: voters also flexed on the local level. in los angeles, choosing democrat karen bass to be their next mayor. >> it took 241 years for the nation's second largest city to elect a female mayor. >> i am truly grateful. i have a seat at the table now. [ applause ] >> reporter: the supreme court kicked off a new term in 2022 with a history-making new associate justice, ketanji brown jackson. the first black woman appointed to the big bench. 2022 showed us the power of representation as a way of moving forward, like arianna dubose becoming the first afro latina to take home an acting oscar for her role in the remake of "west side story." she is also the first openingly queer woman of color to get an oscar. and one of old hollywood's brightest lights finally getting her due. >> chinese american actress anna