On April 7th, 2022, The Senate made history when they confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female justice, to the Supreme Court. This confirmation happened after a Senate vote of 53-47 with every single Democrat and three Republicans: Mitt Romney (Utah), Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) saying yes. Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Asian and first Black American to hold the vice presidential position, presided over the chamber’s confirmation of Jackson. More than a dozen Congressional Black Caucus members walked across the Senate floor to witness the historical vote and they later held a celebratory press conference just off of the Senate floor.

 Even though Jackson was confirmed, she still needs to be sworn in before she’s officially considered a justice on the Supreme Court. The justice who she is succeeding—Justice Stephen Breyer—has said that he’s going to step down over the summer since his successor is in place. This confirmation also fulfills part of President Biden’s campaign promise that he was going to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. 

Not only is this confirmation a victory to the Democrats, it is also a victory to many Black girls who are finally being represented by having a say in what goes on in this country. This proves that nothing is impossible; you can be a Supreme Court justice, you can be the vice president and you can even be the next President of the United States.