Undersecretary of No-Show? The pay is a million a year as long as you don’t sue. One of the perks is a lifetime supply of Get Out Of Anything Free Cards, which should allow her to make some interesting speeches at black events.
Czaress of Racial Wisdom.
As for why you would offer a job to someone who just beat your ass in court, I can only think of a few reasonable answers ( there may be more)
1. They have more ammunition, and you know it.
2. They know how to exploit your weakness(es) and you buy them off. (Like promoting union stewards to management)
3. Family, political ties or a favor to a third party who controls you both.
Her SNCC past seems a good clue. Old ghosts can be pretty fearsome.