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What Ketanji Brown Jackson’s sisterlocks mean to Black women

By Clyde McGrady

08 Apr 2022 · 7 min read

Since Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated to become the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court, her judicial opinions, Harvard law degree and, while fielding questions from senators over two days, patient demeanor, have all been on display.

Center stage too has been the tightly coiled sisterlocks that fall past Jackson's shoulders.

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