While the country waits for President Biden to name the Supreme Court nominee, AFJ and AFJ Action have been busy building support for the historic opportunity to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. While conservatives have been quick to attack any nominee just for being a Black woman, AFJ has produced a tool to lift up the deep bench of outstanding potential nominees. Click here to view the potential nominees on President Biden’s possible Supreme Court shortlist.
We’re also making the case that Biden’s commitment to nominating a Black woman benefits our justice system. As AFJ President Rakim Brooks wrote in a recently published Op-Ed in The Hill:
“As public faith in the Supreme Court reaches historic lows, President Biden’s decision to nominate a Black woman to the court may represent a sea change moment in how Americans view an increasingly out-of-touch institution.
Biden’s decision will open the court’s doors to more Black women jurists — a joyous and long-overdue achievement. Equally important, this nominee can inject a transformative, people-centered perspective into a Supreme Court that too often favors the wealthy and powerful.” (Read the full Op-Ed HERE.)
AFJ Action has also published a video encouraging viewers to take action in support of President Biden’s nominee.
