Karen Hastie Williams, 1st Black woman to clerk at the Supreme Court, dies at 76

Karen Hastie Williams, a groundbreaking lawyer who became the first Black woman to serve as a clerk at the Supreme Court, has died at age 76. She is remembered for representing victims of state-sponsored terrorism, including Terry Anderson, a journalist held hostage in Lebanon for nearly seven years. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.Aug. 15, 2021