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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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New Poll: GA Black Women Voters

Higher Heights for America commissioned HIT Strategies to poll 495 Black women who vote in Georgia, conducted November 20 – 25, 2020 via phone and online. The poll focused on the upcoming runoff Senate elections in Georgia and showed that the importance of this runoff election is not lost on Black Women in Georgia, however it is critical that information on the voting process for this special election is pushed out to the public.

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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…

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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…

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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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