On Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. est, Higher Heights will screen the Sundance Award-winning documentary “Summer of Soul,” which also marks The Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directorial debut. The documentary centers around the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. It includes never-before-seen concert performances by artists like Nina Simone, Gladys Knight, the Fifth Dimensions, B.B. King, and more. The film uses the festival’s musical performances to tell the story of the cultural and sociopolitical upheaval happening at that time.

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. est, there will be a screening of “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power”. The film is a portrait of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a true pioneer on behalf of racial and economic justice and the lone voice in opposition to the authorization of military force after the September 11th attacks. A unique selection of political commentators, activists, politicians, and family members adds depth to the story of the highest-ranking African American woman in the United States Congress. Making appearances in the film are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cory Booker, Alice Walker, John Lewis, and Van Jones, and of course, the incomparable Barbara Lee.

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.

The #BlackWomenLead Summer Reading List is Back! This year’s list is filled with a variety of subjects from a group of talented Black women authors. Whether your tastes are fiction, politics, or memoirs, this year’s list is sure to provide you with a plethora of options. As you sit back and enjoy your summer, make sure you find time to relax with a good book from our list!

This summer 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.

Join Higher Heights as we Reach Higher.

• 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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