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Statement from Higher Heights President & CEO Glynda C. Carr on House Passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill”

“This is not a time to be discouraged; it is a time to be activated.” BROOKLYN…

Statement from Glynda C. Carr, President of Higher Heights, on Trump’s Authoritarian Actions in Los Angeles Area

BROOKLYN (June 10, 2025) —What’s happening in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County is a travesty, and a five-alarm fire for our democracy.

STATEMENT FROM HIGHER HEIGHTS PRESIDENT & CEO GLYNDA C. CARR ON THE CHARGES AGAINST CONGRESSWOMAN LAMONICA MCIVER

A Dangerous Precedent: Criminalizing Black Women’s Leadership and Silencing Our Right to Serve BROOKLYN (May 20, 2025) — Earlier this month, a peaceful…

Higher Heights for America Stands with Congresswomen Watson Coleman, McIver, Mayor Ras Baraka, and Other Elected Officials Following Delaney Hall Arrests and Protests

BROOKLYN (May 10, 2025)-– In the wake of troubling events at the Delaney Hall detention facility—including the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka…

Statement from Higher Heights President and CEO Glynda C. Carr on the Passing of Alexis Herman, the 23rd Secretary of Labor

BROOKLYN (April 25, 2025) — It is with profound sadness that we at Higher Heights for America mourn the passing of Alexis M. Herman —…