In response to the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Higher Heights for America President & CEO Glynda Carr released the following statement.

Higher Heights for America, the leading national organization exclusively dedicated to advancing Black women’s political power, released the following statement in response to a leaked memo stating that the Supreme Court privately voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade case that has guaranteed the right to abortion for a half-century.

Higher Heights for America gathered in Washington, D.C. to watch history unfold on Capitol Hill as we celebrated the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on the day of the historic vote by the U.S. Senate. Check out our coverage on NBC4 Washington.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire when the current term ends this summer, names for his replacement have already begun circulating. Biden vowed to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court on the campaign trail, which would be a historic first. In conjunction with Change Research, Higher Heights conducted a poll of 500 Black women voters. When asked about the future of the Supreme Court, 86% of Black women voters say they support prioritizing nominating the first Black woman to the Supreme Court when the next seat becomes available.

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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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