Jeanne learned early in life interracial dating interests met societal frowns. She often encountered outright hostility for her academic success at elite public universities. Later in her legal career, some of her reports felt comfortable challenging her on her dating and personal choices. And like many Black women, her hair…

"In college in Massachusetts at Wheaton (College), someone asked me why Black people play the race card all the time, [saying] race doesn't matter. [Hearing that constantly] was traumatizing. 'The race card; the race card.' Every time I hear that, it irks me."