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The VP pick is in and Senator Kamala Harris is back on the road to make history in 2020!

Join us for today's Sunday Brunch to talk about what this means for the race to the White House and a full discussion on the current election landscape.

This afternoon, we’ll be joined by special guests:

• U.S Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, At Large District, Delaware
• Derrick Johnson, President & CEO, NAACP
• Ashley Allison, National Coalition Director, Biden/Harris 2020
• Muthoni Wambu Kraal, National Political & Organizing Director, DNC
• Alicia Garza, Principal, Black Futures Lab
• Latosha Brown, Co-Founder Black Voters Matter
• Ebonie Riley, DC Bureau Chief , National Action Network
• Carmen Berkley, Chief Strategy Officer, Dancing Hearts Consulting

Next up, the Democratic National Convention!

We have a jam-packed week full of #BlackWomenLead programming that you don't want to miss. Here's your itinerary for the week:

Monday, August 17th

DNC Women's Caucus Meeting — 6:00 pm ET featuring Speaker Nancy Pelosi, our President & CEO, Glynda Carr and many more.

Black Futures in Politics hosted by the Black to the Future Action Fund — 7:00 p.m. ET featuring Alicia Garza, Glynda Carr, Angela Rye and many more.

Tuesday, August 18th

The 19th at 100: Progress and the Path Forward hosted by Emerge at 3:00 p.m. ET featuring Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago, A’shanti F. Gholar, President of Emerge, Glynda C. Carr, Higher Heights for America, Zerlina Maxwell, Author, Political Analyst, LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder Black Voters Matter and Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh.

Wednesday, August 19^th

The Sip Live @ the DNC - 2:00 pm ET

#BlackWomenLead2020 @The DNC Hosted by Higher Heights for America and BET

The evening’s theme will celebrate the history-making moments that Black women have made to our American democracy from Sojourner Truth and Fannie Lou Hamer to Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan and the Black women who are leading today. The late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm once said, “At present, our country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.” I think you would agree that this statement rings true today and Black women have a pivotal role to play in moving our country forward.

6:30 p.m. ET—Virtual Red Carpet and Pre-Party

9:00 p.m. ET—Convention Watch Party

11:00 p.m. ET—Post Convention Conversation with The Sip

Onward, 

Higher Heights Team

Higher Heights
https://www.higherheightsforamerica.org