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Ketanji Brown Jackson and Political Spectacle
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
01 Apr 2022
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Margaret Kimberley · Ketanji Brown-Jackson and Political Spectacle

Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson is the first black woman nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. Her confirmation hearings provided many opportunities for political performance. But what is the true significance of her nomination to black people? Dr. Anthony Monteiro, Duboisian scholar and founder of the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation, discusses.

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