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| Glynda C. Carr (center) & Kimberly Peeler-Allen in discussion with Alexis McGill Johnson (Photo courtesy of Glynda C. Carr) |
By Sharon Pendana
Since 2013, Higher
Heights for America has been at the forefront of mobilizing
America's black, female citizenry at every level of civic engagement— local,
state and national— rallying black women to not only exercise their right to
vote but to seek public office and claim a seat at the table to shape policy.
Founded by friends Glynda C. Carr and Kimberly Peeler-Allen, who share a passion
for justice and the potential black women hold to effect positive change in the
American democracy, it's growing a network of members across the country committed
to building a political infrastructure and power base for black women.
Standouts both, Carr is the former Executive Director of Education Voters of New York, where she became New York’s youngest African American woman to run a statewide advocacy organization; and Peeler-Allen, from 2003-2014 helmed Peeler-Allen Consulting, the only African American full-time fundraising consulting firm in New York State. Poised for the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, co-founder Glynda Carr spoke with Curly Nikki about Higher Heights’ coffee shop genesis, lofty goals and the indomitable power of black women at the polls and in elected office.
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Standouts both, Carr is the former Executive Director of Education Voters of New York, where she became New York’s youngest African American woman to run a statewide advocacy organization; and Peeler-Allen, from 2003-2014 helmed Peeler-Allen Consulting, the only African American full-time fundraising consulting firm in New York State. Poised for the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, co-founder Glynda Carr spoke with Curly Nikki about Higher Heights’ coffee shop genesis, lofty goals and the indomitable power of black women at the polls and in elected office.
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