Ketanji Brown Jackson gets standing ovation from the Senate
The Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court Justice. Ketanji Brown Jackson was voted in by a 53-47 margin. Jackson is the first Black woman to be voted into the Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation is historic. When Joe Biden was campaigning for president, he promised to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Above all, Joe Biden has been held accountable by the Black voters. The political landscape has changed a lot over the past fifteen years. Harold Ford, Jr. was almost elected in 2006. Ford would have been Tennessee’s first Black US Senator. Barack Obama was elected as president in 2008. Obama became America’s first Black president. As president, Obama changed the world.
Joe Biden served as Obama’s Vice President. Biden made his own run for president in 2020. When Biden won the nomination, Kamala Harris was chosen as the VP. Harris already made history as California’s first Black US Senator. Biden won the presidency in 2020. So, Kamala Harris became the US’s first Black Vice President. As Vice President, Harris presided over Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation. Ketanji Brown Jackson is the second Black Supreme Court justice. As the first Black female, Judge Jackson made history.
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been all over the headlines for over a month. From the beginning, it was clear that the votes were there for Ketanji Brown Jackson. When, Kentaji Brown Jackson was officially voted in by the US Senate, she received a standing ovation. Kamala Harris smiled through the confirmation process. Above all, Kentaji Brown Jackson is a role model for young women around the world. Furthermore, Kentaji Brown Jackson made US history.
Ketanji Brown Jackson gets standing ovation from the Senate
