u. s. i mean, in terms of jobs and everything else and that is because the u. s. has a history and it's very d and a history of racism and sexism. and so when you combine those very 2 things together, it basically pitts black women at the bottom of the list for everything. not just on the judiciary level, not just when the boy level where i am at. but in just about every facet of american society, that's just problematic. but that is just the reality of where we are in this country and hadn't been in this country for a very long time. so hopefully things will be changing slowly. it looks like they are at least 2 in this level. yeah, that's what i want to ask. i mean, do you think that things are changing at this point, especially with the if nominated, of course, if, if cassandra brown is, is confirmed and could this be a tipping point? well, i think that what is actually the tipping point is the movement that has been raised by a judge and by joe biden, in the sense that, as you said earlier, he has a point to and there have been confirmed more black women judges to the federal bench and there have been with all the other presidents combined. and so this one extra step of kentucky, brown, jackson being nominated and hopefully confirm this week will hopefully send us one, a path of saying justice in terms of where we are. it's black women in this country, particularly black women on judges and, and it doesn't really matter with people say, well, what is the difference? why does it really matter? it's not just a matter of representation. it is a matter of fairness that is a matter of justice and these women that are being confirmed as one of the federal bench as well as justice jackson. they're very qualified. they're actually just, jackson is actually in my opinion as a warrior, as a member of the supreme court, i think she is actually more qualified than most, if not all of the justices that are presently serving when the supreme court. and that has been the reality in this country is that black women's qualifications and credentials to get any high level positions such as this, that they have to be more qualified. not less mollified as the white republicans when the judiciary committee have let everyone else to believe. and that is something that you wrote about recently in your opinion piece. i mean, let me just put this to you and you wrote, while all americans should redraw, rejoice in the nomination of judge cassandra brown, jackson, a set of republicans turned the focus to white privilege, mockery and racism. tell us why you wrote that because actually it's true. i mean, i said it was very difficult listening. i wasn't there, but watching on live tv on the confirmation hearings, it was just very difficult. i mean, you had one sen, marsha black. right. hm. question judged kentucky brown jackson when white privilege was so called right privilege, as if there is not a thing in this country and there really is a thing in this country. you also had senator ted cruz who questioned judge jackson, one of the fact that she is when the board of a school that teaches anti racist behavior supports anti racism. and winning sat senator cruz as to harder to attend to school who the mission online is to is anti racism and to promote fairness and justice, i prevent racism throughout their school way throughout the country. so in and of itself, it's just the question that were being asked of her with just so i'm fair and the mockery started one day to and that was. busy with senator lindsey graham, who actually acted more like in my opinion for women and men who have children, he acted like a 2 year old toddler. he had a temper tantrum, he stormed out of the cynic, confirmation hearings. he did not allow her to answer questions fully, as did most of the other white republican senators. she was there to answer questions on her qualifications, her credentials, her temperament, and everything else that is, that they wanted to ask for questions on. and yet, and you had the senators themselves acting like they didn't want to hear any answers or they just cut her off. and most women can relate to that because that happens on a daily basis. but in fact, where we were in this proceeding, she was there to answer questions fully to the best of her capability. and that just not happening. all right, and just one more for you, since i have you with us. i mean, if confirmed, she will, as we're saying, be the 1st black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. how significant moments is this for america that this moment should be significant as any other historical moment in the history of this country? it is showing that we are getting at least one further step, you know, towards just as to what's fairness towards making this country the more perfect union that we are striving to be. and so for every american should be rejoicing in the hope for confirmation of just a judge katasha brown, jackson. it's not just a story, it's just a matter of just putting us more on the path in this country of a more perfect union. and that's where we need to be going. thank you so much for joining us. and thanks for speaking to us from baltimore. thank you. now, a political outsider has been elected president of the 1st, the rica economists and former world bank official. rodrigo chavez, surprise many by making it to the run off. there is a bo reports ah, a promise to fight against the political establishment. lean house has propelled row that he will chavez, into co, saturday glass top job. he celebrated his victorious president of the sunday shortly after the 1st result were announced. in leon doyle, mom dug. look your ruthie laurie. i understand the mandate i have received to day as an obligation to exercise my leadership with honor efficiency, transparency, and austerity. but also with solidarity towards the most vulnerable people in our country. i assume the sacred commitment to create a democratic government with dialogue, respectful of the constitution. the law and the costa rican values, all of them will get out charity seen by many as an outsider. conservative economy who defeated former precedent was mighty effie gated from the national liberation front. the run up to this election was filled with accusations or controversy. the former president, a faced allegations of corruption while he was in office in the 990 chavez, was accused of sexual harassment while working at the world bank and had to resigned to prevent any investigation. he denies any wrongdoing. but this result shows pricing poverty and unemployment have made costa rica and prioritize the economy. look, what are the message chavez houses that everyone has to go? that everything that happened in the past 40 years is useless. and i'm going to solve this. corruption was a priority in the election and the launch sector of the countries tired of the development model that has generated inequality. chavez promised to shake up the political class and have vowed to use referendums to bypass congress who bring change. he supporters say it's what the country needs. yeah, but then we also know this new option appears. i hope for us costa ricans for women, especially working women, women who are fighting go 30 guys, consider the most stable country in central america. it's been praised for its environmental policies and political consensus. many fear chavez, his presidency, will polarize the country even further. putting decades of ability at risk. very so we'll just eda china government, her centers, military and thousands of medical workers to shanghai. as it battles, the new wave of covered 1900 infections, the cities entire population of 25000000 people are expected to be tested. in one of the biggest public health responses. shanghai is under a 2 stage lockdown that began last week on sunday, reported 425 locally transmitted infections. nigeria is experiencing power outage was caused by poor electricity generation and distribution. businesses and homes are relying on generators, but that's becoming too expensive as diesel prices rise as my duties reports from lagos. what case of this cosmetics factory package, the dease production, under hot conditions, the air conditioners were switched off to save fuel consumption by the factories for generators. those who run the company say they can't remember the last time the production line was operated with possibly from the national break. we were up would be the 24 hour window. we have copy down that off to receive up there on the causal of visual recovery generating gel. everything super low how far we've got above it. great go. we've been able to read through the private market factors like this and only worried about how expensive diesel has become finding enough to power the generators is also a challenge. despite having 40 find the res nigeria, african biggest oil producer, doesn't refined. it's called. instead, it imports and the recent oil price increase because of the conflict and ukraine could only mean one thing. diesel and other refined products have become more expensive. nigeria is electricity grid has failed twice this monitors are blaming gas shortage is a low water level in the countries hydro, electric drugs, but distribution companies i'm able to deliver more than 60 percent of electricity normally generated polls and factories. manufacturers on show how long they will keep their machines running. it has and then guides our already lean working capital, which means that you are going to have to divert all, i tried all of our work in cut down to provide this one item. so currently it will reduce the use of the install capacity that we have because we can no longer own the number of seats that we run. it will lead to the increase in the cost of our product. those are now retail prices of industrial goods in the market have increased. nigeria is current, electricity supply is only 4000 megawatts for our population of more than 200000000 people. as electricity supply worsens, thousands of industries have stopped working, throwing millions out of their jobs. it rece, algebra, lagos, nigeria, the wealthiest person in the world has taken a major stake in twitter, sending the social media network stock soaring. multi 1000000000 mosque has bought shares worth nearly $3000000000.00. the chief executive electric vehicle company, tesla has been critical of social media companies in the past. in a recent post question, twitter adherence to a free speech and hinted at launching his own platform. still ahead on the new sour, the sports news on we'll hear from the gulf firms career. i just taken a huge me forward. ah ah ah whole ah ah, hello, are you on top of the sports news? your son? thank you very much, darian, while tiger woods, it looks to be doing all he can to make his golfing come back at this week's masters. the 15 time major champion has been practicing at the augusta national of course, and on social media. he said that it would be a game time decision on whether i compete or woods has been out of action for more than a year after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash. t times are announced on tuesday with the torment, the starting on thursday. american jennifer capital has won the 1st women's major of the year the chevron championship in california. it was also the 1st major victory of the 24 year old to korea. so be the last bad to perform the traditional winners. jump into puppies on. the event is moving to houston next year. i think it's a surreal. i'm to be a major winner. i'm is really special and to be the last person here at mission hells. to jump into poppies. pardon? it's all really special. he gets free on. tech is celebrating yet another courier milestone. on monday she became the 1st polish tennis player to which the world number one e 20 year old a's on a 17 match winning streak, which includes counting back to back titles and indian wells and miami. i know what kind of studies i can play and i was showing you know, similar level, but i thought that you know, it's going to be possible for me to play that matches maybe in a few years. so it is my line, chris. i feel like everything clear the suit. i wasn't expecting you know, to be consistent for sure. i was working on my consistency and i thought ok, i think you know, if i do a semi finalist in this tournament and i will keep you getting the same finals for 4 more months. basically i think i would also be satisfied, winning all those tournaments, something different. you know, the l l acres are in serious danger of missing the playoffs after 6 straight defeats at this time to denver. you. what are your cookie chest thought for the nuggets with 38 points. anthony dave is a top school for the lakers, but couldn't prevent a 129. 218 defeat lakers say. 11th in the western conference. one of new siemens, old time. great crickets is a rough tailor has signed off his international career, if that to 8 year old that was given a guard of honor as he came out to back against the netherlands in hamilton. on monday, the only school 16 in his final enning spot, he scored over 16000 runs up for his country. taylor was the 1st advocate, make hundreds international appearances in all 3 for a while it won't just be full. well that's on display when the woke up comes to cut out later the see a local artist, the also planned to showcase their work during the torment. patrick rosario, the latest collection, is called the beautiful game. the malaysian born craftsman is painting a 100 pictures that reflects that the glass boots appeal of football. i pondered. why did they call it? is the beautiful game. you know, what is the reason who going to a word, so phone to which and call it a beautiful game. and i wanted to have something different. i was looking for something which is unique from the ordinary. and in december, i got this moment when i said, let's go back to where football began in the streets in the, in the alleyways in the paddy fields. let me go and see what, what is on this. i did my research to find out the photographs available that people have taken from the back of the world. so when i look at a photograph, i like to think what happened before that in the streets, for example, dependence. i love them begun play. this adorn go outside in the monsoons and play . so i like the story that was, that was happened that had happened at the moment a photograph of steak and v. appreciate a lot of things because of experiences in life as well. i grew up in east militia where we didn't have toys. we played with nature. so i look at elements that is as good culture in it. it has got fun in it. it has gotten us tal janet. it has got the story behind it. i mean, don't know, and i should be fortunate a lot of artist, when i say artist, everyone singers, and dancers, and just as musicians, they all should be happy that the fee for 2022 has come to star. and they should take this opportunity to make use of this the subject of football and married them with the media skills in the talons where they are dancer do things out of for, for football. so i think it's a great opportunity for artist and art was a cycle, and legend valentino rossi has set himself a new talent. after retiring from moto g p, last season, the italian is now trying his hand at endurance car. racing rossi did make it one big error at the event in italy when he accidentally drove past his pit lane. but aside from bat, the 9 time will champion put in a solid performance. he went on to finish 17th overall. and that's it for me. back to during thank you so much, sir santa for that. and so thanks for watching the news hour on al jazeera, we hand you over to our teams in london. barbara. sarah will be with you in just a moment. sure. how much more of the day's news? 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