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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Congressional Black Caucus chair Joyce Beatty, a Columbus Democrat, on Thursday told the Senate Judiciary Committee that confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court would "shatter a glass ceiling" that many Americans thought they'd never live to see broken.

In a passionate opening statement, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, lauded Judge Jackson's record before the Senate Judiciary Committee and slammed what she called "unfair attacks" by Republicans -- though several GOP members on the committee weren't present to hear it.

The first day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the United States Senate is finally here.

As the nation anticipates what could be a historical confirmation, women are rallying on Monday morning on Capitol Hill in support of Brown Jackson who, if confirmed, will become the first Black woman Supreme Court justice.

A group of seven Black women posed for a photo near the Supreme Court last week while wearing identical shirts: bright teal with a photo of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the center.

As her friends looked on, Petee Talley explained why it was so important to be there that day, among hundreds of people — mostly other Black women — for an event supporting Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court.

U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York is back from Poland with an update on the refugee crisis at the border that particularly impacts Black and Brown people trying to leave the war-torn country of Ukraine.

Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes sounded off to critics of legislation that would allow individuals freedom to express themselves by how they wear their hair.

"Natural hair should be worn without fear of discrimination," Rep. Hayes asserted moments after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act, banning hair-related discrimination.