A group of seven Black women posed for a photo near the Supreme Court last week while wearing identical shirts: bright teal with a photo of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the center.
As her friends looked on, Petee Talley explained why it was so important to be there that day, among hundreds of people — mostly other Black women — for an event supporting Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
“Biden has nominated a woman who is supremely qualified for this position. She has — her whole life — has been in preparation for such a time as this,” said Talley, who lives in Toledo, Ohio.
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