Fighting for Equal Representation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, The Collective PAC — the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation, and power across all levels of government — congratulates United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as she takes her place to serve as the first Black woman Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Founders of The Collective PAC, Quentin James and Stefanie Brown James, released the following statement:
“The Collective PAC is proud and honored to congratulate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Today’s bipartisan Senate confirmation has remedied a long overdue injustice in America, by putting a Black woman on the highest court in the land. This is a step forward on the path towards equity in representation on every level of government. Through her many written opinions, Justice Jackson has demonstrated a deep understanding of and fidelity to the Constitution. She has broad experience across the judicial landscape – as a federal appellate judge, a federal district court judge, a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, an attorney in private practice, and as a federal public defender. Justice Jackson has shattered a 233 year-old glass ceiling today, paving the way for other outstanding Black women jurists to follow in her footsteps.”
ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE PAC
The Collective PAC is working to create an America where Black people are equally represented at every level of government. The Collective PAC is strategically focused on creating a truly equitable democracy where our nation’s local, state and federal governments have diverse and talented elected leadership and Black people are fully represented in positions of power to create the policies necessary to progress our communities forward. Over the past five years, The Collective PAC has successfully helped 300 Black candidates win elections across the United States.