Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., right, administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, left, in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building. Dr. Patrick Jackson holds the Bible, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Photo: Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States The Forgotten Firsts: Remember Those Who Broke Barriers
It's easy for us to forget just how courageous these early trailblazers had to be, and how breaking through racial barriers to the profession was only the first of many obstacles they would encounter.
August 01, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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Diversity
In the movie "Moneyball," the owner of the Boston Red Sox tells Billy Bean (played by Brad Pitt) that "the first guy through the wall—he always gets bloody." All too often in any profession, we fail to acknowledge the contributions made by those who were "the first ones through the wall."
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