Higher Heights President Glynda C. Carr released the following statement: "Exercising the right to vote should not be controversial or challenging. The right to vote defines us as a nation. While this vote is a setback, it sets the stage for a comeback. We will not stand down on this pivotal fight to ensure that the voices and votes of all Americans are heard at the ballot box. Black women are a pivotal voting bloc, and we continue to call on lawmakers to take action to ensure that civic participation in America continues to move forward, not backward and that the United States has the most inclusive and equitable democracy in the world..."

On what would have been late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s 97th birthday, Higher Heights announced its 2021 Chisholm List. The organization is honoring twenty-one Black women who have fought to break down barriers and lead this country forward to build a representative democracy, just like Chisholm. The 21 women on the list have fought to break down barriers and lead this country forward to build a representative democracy. This year’s honorees include Vice President Kamala Harris, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Mayor of St. Louis, Tishaura Jones and Mayor-Elect of Durham, Elaine O’Neal, and many other trailblazers! Check out our full list!

Higher Heights for America President and CEO Glynda C. Carr issued the following statement on voting rights after a roundtable meeting held by Vice President Kamala Harris with Black women leaders to discuss the issue.

We have launched our new #BlackWomenLead PRIDE Tee! Higher Heights is the political home for Black women and allies where the diversity of our members and network is viewed as a powerful community strength that must be celebrated. We honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ movement and ask that you stand with us to show our PRIDE with our new #BlackWomenLead Tee.

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• Zero Black women in the Senate.
• Zero Black women on the Supreme Court.
• Zero Black women Governors.
• Zero Black women... Presidents.

52 years after Shirley Chisholm’s historic election as the first Black woman in Congress, Black women remain the backbone of our democracy and are more than qualified to lead it. #ReachHigher with Higher Heights for America to support Black women leaders. We need them now more than ever.

Higher Heights is the political home for Black women and our allies to unleash our collective organizing power from the voting booth to elected office. Together we are lifting our voices, votes and leadership to push for a democracy that looks like us and represents us.

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