(WWJ) – For the first time in American history, a Black woman has been nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Barriers may soon be shattered, as Ketanji Brown Jackson could be confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice in a matter of weeks.
For Detroit -- the “Blackest city in America” -- that means something, and it goes far beyond the bench. In this edition of The Daily J, WWJ’s Zach Clark took a look at how this monumental moment in American history impacts the Motor City.
Jehan Crump-Gibson, founder and managing partner of the Great Lakes Legal Group, told The Daily J being a black female attorney comes with its challenges. She says Brown Jackson would provide not only a great representation on the High Court, but an injection of hope.
"This photo that's circulating of her daughter around, looking at her in just pure admiration, I feel like all black female lawyers feel like her daughter right now," she said. "To see that she's on the cusp of taking on this position, it's something that's really hard to put into words, but it's an amazing feeling."
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