An Afternoon with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

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.
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.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• All $65 tickets include a copy of Lovely One: A Memoir; limited signed copies are available at a first come, first served basis.
• NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS. Books must be picked up at the program. We do not hold or mail books.
• 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.
• Parking is limited. There is one parking lot plus street parking, we encourage carpooling or ride-share .
• If you need ADA accommodations, please reach out to Amelia Comer at [email protected] for ticket purchase.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, United States