John,

President Biden is nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of our nation’s sharpest legal minds, to the Supreme Court. President Biden sought a candidate with exceptional credentials, unmmatched character, and unwavering dedication to the rule of law.

Judge Jackson was born in Washington, DC and raised in Miami, where her parents, who started out as teachers, became leaders and administrators in the local public school district. From those humble roots, she built a career dedicated to serving those most in need and in 2022 she will become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

All throughout this month, Caring Across Generations has been celebrating the contributions Black Americans – especially Black caregivers – have made to our country and to our movement to change the way America cares.

• We collected recent blog posts from Black caregivers, describing their experiences
• 2020 Caring Across Care Fellow Angelena Taylor was featured on the Tamron Hall Show to share her experience caring for her father after he suffered a stroke
• For National Caregivers Day, we posted a blog about what Black caregivers in our new class of Care Fellows and on our staff have to say about caregiving, the legacy of care in the Black community, and the fight for justice in care
• Earlier this week, Caring Across Generations Constituency Organizer Aisha Adkins hosted a Caregiver Corner featuring the filmmakers behind the short film Inherited, and discussed care in Black communities
• And just today, we published a piece sharing perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future of Care featuring Black Women leaders in our movement.

Black history should be celebrated every day as we celebrate the contributions of all people who make our country and our world a better, kinder and fairer place. We were proud to mark these contributions especially in the month of February.

With care and justice,

Diann Rust-Tierney, Director of Advocacy
Caring Across Generations