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Next up: #KetanjiBrownJackson made history in February as the first Black woman nominated to #SCOTUS. Legal experts @JNelsonLDF and @FGossGraves join criminal justice reporter @ChrisCarrega to discuss the power of Jackson's nomination. #CapitalBLive ow.ly/bjZB50Iwh5V
@JNelsonLDF @FGossGraves @ChrisCarrega .@JNelsonLDF starts off by reminding us that a new justice will influence Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, reproductive rights, and more. "#SCOTUS will have a direct impact on how we continue to live in this country and whether we can thrive." #CapitalBLive
@ChrisCarrega .@FGossGraves values the visibility she and her peers have right now. "It's been important for the country to be introduced to not just Judge Jackson, but a number of Black women attorneys who are extraordinarily qualified and accomplished in all manner of ways." #CapitalBLive
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"Our magic says that we know we can do this better."
- Oklahoma's @GovConnie on why it's past time for a Black woman to hold a state's highest office. #CapitalBLive
.@DeidreDeJear recalls filing to be on the gubernatorial ballot with a portrait of activist Mary Church Terrell looking at her. "She could not have done that, but the work that she did has created a space for women like me to be running in this office." #CapitalBLive
.@GovConnie is perhaps best known for writing Oklahoma’s medical cannabis legislation, which passed in 2018. She's already seen the benefits for small business owners and those with chronic illnesses.
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