“Let me ask you this, for all the talk about black jobs lately,” co-host Sunny Hostin said to Jackson on Wednesday, pausing as the crowd chuckled. Brown smiled at the camera, appearing nervous as she awaited the host to continue her thought.
“We are so proud to call you our first black female justice,” Hostin continued.
“Thank you,” Brown said smiling as the crowd applauded.
Hostin added, “That’s a black job now.”
“Black women know and I think women in general know what it’s like to be ‘the only’ in the room over and over and over again,” she said to the justice.
“You write about your experience at Harvard, then you write about rising through the legal ranks in spaces filled mostly with white men, of course. You write this thing that really shocked me. Having to earn respect, prove your mettle, of course, but being mistaken for a secretary on more than one occasion. How do you navigate that? It’s happened to me. I’m sure it’s happened to all of us. What are your tips?” Hostin asked.
“Oh my goodness. Well, you know, I mean, it’s a challenge. It’s a challenge. You have to really just be grounded in who you are. You have to know why you’re there and you have to do the best job you can regardless of the circumstances. Those are the kinds of lessons that my parents taught me growing up, that my mentors taught me. You don’t let other people, you know, their views of you be how you proceed in the world,” the justice responded.
The justice was asked by co-host Sara Haines about the “historic candidacy” of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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“I know a little bit about being a first, you know. I think a lot of people were very happy about my appointment in part because they saw it as progress for the country,” Jackson said.
“I’m not only so honored, but whenever we see someone moving into a position where no one has ever been, it gives a lot of people hope,” she added.
