Black women have been buoyed by President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the court.
Jasmine Armand agrees. The first-year bankruptcy attorney at a Chicago law firm doesn’t want anyone to think: “She got this job because she is Black.” Rather, says Armand, “She got this job because she is remarkable and exceptionally qualified for this role — as countless Black women before her have been."
In interviews, women of different ages echoed a common theme: Just seeing a Black woman on the court would have an incalculable effect, especially for young people, like seeing Barack Obama become the first Black president, or watching Kamala Harris rise to the vice presidency. Jemelleh Coes, director of teacher leadership for Mount Holyoke College, thought of the impact on her two young daughters, 9 and 2.
A Black woman on the Supreme Court would push back against the idea that they are somehow less capable, said McIntosh, who lives in Colusa, California and also has a 3-year-old son. “ women are looked at as lesser than, and very unfortunately, Black women seem to be looked at as even less than that,” she says.
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