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Hats off to the team that vetted Sotomayor’s nomination and helped make the hearings a relatively dull affair so far. But C. Nicole Mason wishes the nominee had been able–politically speaking–to explain why a wise Latina woman is needed on the bench.
President Obama will pass his 100th day in office this week, and C. Nicole Mason says the occasion gives women of color a chance to assess the enormous gains made in a short period of time.
Black women found it particularly sweet to see Michelle Obama walk into the White House this week. But C. Nicole Mason says the next first lady is an all-American everywoman; a role-balancing Millennium Mom who will succeed by being herself.