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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.
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Our Chisholm Legacy List
Letitia “Tish” James
New York State Attorney General
Letitia “Tish” James is the 67th Attorney General for the State of New York. She is the first woman of color to…
Vi Lyles
Mayor of Charlotte, NC
Vi Lyles is serving as the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2017. She is the first African-American female mayor of…
Charniele Herring
State Delegate, Virginia
The National Organization for Women called Charniele Herring “heroic” for her work rallying fellow legislators to stand against limits on abortion access,…
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16M
Number of Black women who are eligible to vote
67% are registered.
24
Number of Black women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives
This is the most ever. But we still account for just 4.1% of all House members while being 6.8% of the population.
8%
Percent of assets donated by Black households to charity
Compared to the 2% donated by their White counterparts. Imagine if we committed a small percentage of this to political giving.
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