Justice KBJ: I Was Conscious of ‘The Historical Dynamics of Race’ from a Very Young Age

BROWN Jackson So one ░░░░░░░░ the things that happened ░░░░░░░░ me as a young ░░░░░░░░ is that I knew ░░░░░░░░ I had stage presence ░░░░░░░░ knew that I could ░░░░░░░░ know talk to people ░░░░░░░░ mother from when I ░░░░░░░░ very little put me ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of public ░░░░░░░░ competitions and things And ░░░░░░░░ I had the ability ░░░░░░░░ sort of express myself ░░░░░░░░ I enjoyed mostly being ░░░░░░░░ I was sort of ░░░░░░░░ introvert Smith Yeah BROWN ░░░░░░░░ And I think and ░░░░░░░░ reflect on this in ░░░░░░░░ book that part of ░░░░░░░░ was that I grew ░░░░░░░░ in educational spaces that ░░░░░░░░ predominantly white Smith Right ░░░░░░░░ Jackson and that I ░░░░░░░░ a lot the pressure ░░░░░░░░ being one of a ░░░░░░░░ and having to represent ░░░░░░░░ having to be in ░░░░░░░░ scenario in which I ░░░░░░░░ as though people were ░░░░░░░░ know wanting to know ░░░░░░░░ black people behave in ░░░░░░░░ kinds of situations and ░░░░░░░░ she actually do the ░░░░░░░░ And I was a ░░░░░░░░ in terms of wanting ░░░░░░░░ please my parents wanting ░░░░░░░░ do the best I ░░░░░░░░ in every environment And ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Smith Yeah BROWN Jackson ░░░░░░░░ so what I noticed ░░░░░░░░ being alone was like ░░░░░░░░ I say this in ░░░░░░░░ book a soul deep ░░░░░░░░ of relief because I ░░░░░░░░ just be myself and ░░░░░░░░ feel the pressure to ░░░░░░░░ to perform.”