Jackson hearing shows lack of Black women senators

• The Supreme Court docket affirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson start Monday within the Senate.
• No Black ladies are among the many 22 Senate Judiciary members who will query her or the 100 voting on her.
• 4 Black ladies are working for the Senate in 2022. Solely two Black females have ever been senators.

WASHINGTON – The historic affirmation hearings for Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court docket kick off Monday morning. They will final 4 days, throughout which the 22 Senate Judiciary committee members will scrutinize and dissect Jackson’s character and file. That will likely be adopted by a vote on her affirmation by all 100 senators.