The Power of Black Women at the Ballot Box

State of Black America

This week, Joi sits down with President, CEO and Co-founder of Higher Heights for America, Glynda Carr. Glynda shares how the importance of having Black women run for office, the creation of Higher Heights, and how we can mobilize other communities to increase voter turnout. To learn more about Higher Heights, visit their website here: http://www.higherheightsleadershipfund.org To keep up to date with Higher Heights and Glynda Carr, follow both pages on twitter at: @glyndacarr and @higherheights.

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The State of Black America Podcast is the official podcast of the National Urban League, formerly For the Movement Podcast. The show is hosted by Joi Chaney, Executive Director of the Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy and produced by Niambé Tomlinson, Senior Director of Communications. The show is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. Thank you to our sponsor and our listeners. Please follow us and tune for the next episode. You can find old episodes of For the Movement Podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/1QQUhFUddChkMEYxQniJmj