Ted Cruz grilled Ketanji Brown Jackson\u00a0on 'Antiracist Baby': Here's why you should read it

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Books about Black history and antiracism have regularly been in the news (and on bestsellers lists) since the death of George Floyd in 2020 and subsequent nationwide protests that centered racism and police brutality.

They're back in the headlines again as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the country's first Black female Supreme Court nominee, faces grilling from conservative senators. On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas brought props to the hearing, cycling through posters of children’s books he said were used at a Washington, D.C., area private school where Jackson is a board member. He questioned whether Jackson knew the books, including Ibram X. Kendi's children’s book “Antiracist Baby,” were taught at the school, and whether or not she supports the teaching of critical race theory.