Reaching For Higher Heights: Expanding Leadership for Women of Color in Politics with Glynda Carr and California State Senator Holly Mitchell

Join us as we engage in an inspirational discussion with Glynda Carr from the incredible political organization Higher Heights, the “political home for Black women,” and California State Senator Holly Mitchell who works “to bring forth equity and justice for all” and was dubbed by the Los Angeles Times as “the Legislature’s moral compass.” Moderated by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Amy Yerkey, this lively panel will discuss how racist ideology prevented women of color from being guaranteed the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was first passed. The panel will highlight the significant impact that women of color have had on politics and the important changes that women of color can affect in political leadership. We will explore the Amendment’s relevance to the issue of equal rights today, and the power and importance of exercising voting rights as we head into the upcoming election. With these leaders in politics as our panelists, we will look at how the intersection of race and gender shapes the political experience of women of color and how we can expand political leadership for all women.

Guests: Glynda Carr, Sen. Holly Mitchell

Moderator: Hon. Amy Yerkey