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108 of them have been white men. and this is the first time ever weve seen a black woman be before the united states senate judiciary committee for this kind of confirmation. it is extraordinary that this is happening and it is about time. it is overdue. we all know for a generation, there have been people more qualified but they didnt have a shot. were doing something all of us in the senate, something really special and a lot of my colleagues even on the other side of the aisle understand the ...

The supreme court has a long and storied history, has been filled by many superb justices. the rule of law has stood the test of time. but the reality is that the courts members have never really reflected the nation they served. when the supreme court met for the very first time in 1790 in the exchange building, there were nearly 700,000 slaves in this new nation of nearly 4 million. neither african-americans nor women had the right to vote. there was no equal justice for a majority of people l...

Far, far overdue we know that, you know, of the 115 justices, the vast majority, 108, have been white men so thats not representative of our nation or the idealogical vision of our nation either. >> some important perspective and analysis there, to be sure christina greer, thank you so much we hope youll come back soon. up next, a potential plan to resettle ukrainian refugees in the united states. coming up on "morning joe," live reporting from the ground in eastern europe, as well as from n...

I want to know just on a human level, what was going through your mind at that moment when you sat there and saw tears streaming down the judges face? >> well, look, she was bringing me a lot of emotion during the whole hearing. she, under sort of the most outrageous of attacks, she was showing who she is. she showed up and told america how qualified she is, how special she is, what kind of endurance, grit and grace she showed. by the time it got to me, after three republicans in a row who were ...

It. this is about a moment where we have seen in america 115 supreme court justices in our history, 108 of them white men, which in many ways belies the truth that we have had generations of black women who were qualified to sit on that court. and here is a woman, with unassailable qualifications, in fact, more, if you just look at clerking experience, or judicial experience, more than most of the people on the supreme court now. she is someone that was -- and is unassailable, and im glad that t...

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100 in the u.s. senate. i want to know just on a human level, what was going through your mind at that moment when you sat there and saw tears streaming down the judges face? >> well, look, she was bringing me a lot of emotion during the whole hearing. she, under sort of the most outrageous of attacks, she was showing who she is. she showed up and told america how qualified she is, how special she is, what kind of endurance, grit and grace she showed. by the time it got to me, after three republ...

A Louisville woman celebrated a huge milestone on Friday.

0 his campaign promise to nominate a black woman? the short list circulating in washington signals historys about to be made. and youve got to hear this. podcaster joe rogan thinks he has the definition of what makes a black person. >> unless youre talking to someone who is like 100% african from the darkest place where theyre not wearing any clothes all day and theyve developed all that melanin to protect themselves from the sun, even the term black is weird. >> okay. professor michael eric dys...

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