That is not to say Justice Ginsburg drew no criticism or that her legacy was perfect. She offended Black women (and men, for that matter) in 2016 when she said she thought it was “really dumb” for Colin Kaepernick, at the time the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, to kneel during the national anthem. She later apologized to Mr. Kaepernick, saying she had been “inappropriately dismissive and harsh,” but for some the wound is still raw. Ms. Wunsch is the executive director of Alpha Epsilon Phi, a Jewish sorority that Justice Ginsburg joined while an undergraduate at Cornell University. She heard Justice Ginsburg speak four years ago, in the heat of the 2016 election, after the justice had been criticized for calling Donald J. Trump “a faker” — words she later said were “ill advised.”

Source: New York Times September 20, 2020 19:52 UTC