Writers Bloc and The Ebell of Los Angeles Present
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
3:00PM – Matinee
(DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THIS IS A NEW 2ND EVENT)
The Ebell of Los Angeles
4401 W 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005
General Admission Ticket No Book: $35
Really Special Deal: General Admission Ticket
& 1 Signed Copy of Lovely One: $65
Limited signed books will be available
In partnership with Reparations Club
HEALTH & SAFETY: WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WEAR A FACE MASK WHILE INDOORS FOR OUR EVENTS. THANK YOU.
FOR SECURITY REASONS, NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. NO PURSES, BACKPACKS, OR BRIEFCASES ALLOWED. YOU MAY ONLY BRING IN CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS, NOT TO EXCEED 12″X12″X6″. ALL CONTENTS MUST BE VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRANCE TO ANYONE.
From the publisher: In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story.
With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America’s highest court within the span of one generation.
Named “Ketanji Onyika,” meaning “Lovely One,” based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations.
Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don’t look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood.
Through trials and triumphs, Justice Jackson’s journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere, especially those who nourish outsized ambitions and refuse to be turned aside. This moving, openhearted tale will spread hope for a more just world, for generations to come.
Moderator to be announced.
We thank the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
No refunds on tickets or books. Books must be picked up on the night of the program.
Parking available in adjacent lots or there is street parking (please read signs).
No bags of any kind will be allowed into the event, with the exclusion of clear bags no larger that 12″ x 12″ x 16″.
A valid ID is required to attend. Accepted forms of identification include state-issued ID or Driver’s License, valid non-expired US Government or Military ID, or an official passport.
We reserve the right to refuse entrance to anyone.
If you need ADA accommodations, please reach out to Amelia Comer at amelia@ebellofla.org for ticket purchase.
