The Importance of Having Black Women On the Courts
February 9, 2022
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as posted by the channelAccording to the Pew Center, the number of Black Women presiding over Federal Courts tends to grow during Democratic administrations.
Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the first Black woman to the federal courts. Over their 16 collective years in office, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton appointed 41 Black women to the federal judiciary.
Aimee Allison, founder and president of She The People, a group mobilizing women of color to advocate for more representation in public office on the courts and anywhere it matters, joins Aisha Mills on “AMplified” to discuss.
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