By Victor Omondi Supreme Court candidate Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke for numerous Black women who have had to summon all of their patience, strength, and grace to respond to insinuating questions about their credentials, qualifications, and character in that one moment. The Harvard-educated Jackson, the first Black woman to be nominated for the nation’s highest […]
As the Senate Judiciary Committee completed the fourth and final day of Jackson's confirmation hearing, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said the chamber was "on track" to confirm the federal appellate judge to the lifetime job before its expected break for Easter on April 8. There is no sign that the Republican attacks mounted this week are likely to derail Jackson's confirmation, with Biden's fellow Democrats narrowly controlling the Senate.