Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson decided that Michelle Obama's podcast was the perfect venue to casually drop the fact that her dad was once rolling with the Black Power movement. You know, just normal dinner conversation stuff.
As Trending Politics reported, Jackson appeared on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson and cheerfully shared the tale of how her white husband, Patrick Jackson, asked her father Johnny Brown for permission to marry her. And let me tell you, the story is a real rollercoaster.
Apparently Patrick sat down in the family den and told her parents he had been dating their daughter for six whole years and wanted to pop the question. Her dad's response? Something along the lines of, "Well, back when I ran with the Black Power crowd, you wouldn't have even been allowed inside this house, let alone been asking to marry my only daughter." Imagine being Patrick in that moment. Six years of dating and NOW you're finding out your future father-in-law's radical backstory over what was probably sweet tea and uncomfortable silence.
But wait, it gets better. Her mom jumped in with just two questions: Do you believe in God? And do you love my daughter? Patrick said yes to both, and mom gave the green light. That is honestly the most efficient job interview in the history of marriage proposals. Two questions and you're in. Meanwhile, some people can't even get approved for a library card that fast.
This marks the only known time Jackson has publicly discussed her father's connection to the Black Power movement. Johnny Brown went on to have a pretty conventional career path. He taught at public schools before heading to law school at the University of Miami while Jackson was still little. He eventually became an attorney for Miami-Dade County Public Schools and worked his way up to chief attorney for the entire district. So basically he went from revolutionary vibes to school board meetings, which honestly might be the most relatable character arc in American history.
For those unfamiliar, the Black Power movement during the mid 1960s and early 1970s featured some rather intense factions that rejected nonviolence and integration. They favored racial separatism, revolutionary Marxism, and armed confrontation instead. The most well known militant group, the Black Panther Party, literally called for killing police officers, hoarded weapons, and got into multiple shootouts with law enforcement. Several members were involved in murders, robberies, and various criminal acts. Federal authorities considered the organization one of the biggest internal security threats facing the country due to its promotion of guerrilla warfare and hostility toward government authority.
So to recap: Supreme Court Justice's dad was once in a radical movement, then became a school district lawyer, and eventually gave his blessing to his white son-in-law after a brief interrogation. America is truly a land of surprises.
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