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In 1969, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black U.S. congresswoman at 44 years old. The Brooklyn representative’s objection to her assignment on the agriculture committee reads today as a justified ...

The film follows Chisholm's historic 1972 presidential campaign. Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black U.S. congresswoman, in the official trailer for "Shirley." According to its ...

Black women have been at the forefront of many movements in American culture, including politics. But one woman in particular brought her leadership on a national stage and forced the country to ...

Buckle up, because there's a new bingeable TV series coming to your living room: Mrs. America, which tells the story of the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. in the 1970s. The first ...

The story of the first Black congresswoman is heading to the big screen. Danai Gurira will star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” portraying the titular political trailblazer in a story that follows ...

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted “The Chisholm Effect,” an event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum that brought civil leaders together to honor the life and legacy of Congresswoman ...

A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. Off-white with black and red type. At top, it reads "BRING U.S. TOGETHER" in black with the "U.S." in red. Underneath ...

Shirley Chisholm had a spirit unlike any other. She was a woman of many firsts: the first Black woman to be elected into Congress and the first Black woman to run for president. Nicknamed “Fighting ...