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In her inspiring memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson traces her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America’s highest court within the span of one generation.
Named “Ketanji Onyika,” meaning “Lovely One,” based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations.
Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don’t look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood.
Join us for a special conversation led by Michel Martin, Host of NPR's Morning Edition with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Photo Credit: Kennedi Carter
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Pre-signed copies of "Lovely One: A Memoir" will be available for purchase on-site courtesy of Mac's Backs! City Club members receive a 20% discount. All pre-orders can be picked up at the forum according to the name on the order. The Justice will NOT be available to sign books after the forum.
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