"Like Judge Jackson, Motley was a trailblazer for Black women and champion of civil rights. And unfortunately, like Motley, Judge Jackson is having her Blackness treated as an inherent disqualifier by the right. slate.com/news-and-polit"Read on Twitter
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"I am so grateful for these brilliant, determined women and all those who have continued to rise higher in the face of barely disguised bigotry & racism.Judge Jackson, we are all rooting for you. #WomensHistoryMonth #KetanjiBrownJackson #SheWillRise"Read on Twitter
"Lets talk about Constance Baker Motley.Motley was the first Black woman in the US to serve as a federal judge. She helped litigate Brown v. Board of Education, desegregated southern schools, represented Dr. King, & won 9/10 cases she argued before SCOTUS. She was a ."Read on Twitter
"But she was once denied a seat on the federal appeals court because critics said her aims to fulfill the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause constituted bias."Read on Twitter
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