According to the National Women's History Museum, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first Black Congresswoman, serving seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1969.

While Shirley Chisholm made American history as the first Black woman presidential candidate, she is not a household name on par with figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.

Growing up as a Black girl in grade school, I hated history. I was never in the history books. Though I didn't know it at the time, I was intentionally left out of them.

Shirley Chisholm made history as the first black woman to run for U.S. president. In her groundbreaking 1972 campaign, Chisholm shattered political barriers with her bold bid, challenging the ...

Shirley Chisholm's celebrated win on election night, Nov. 5, 1968, still resonates with today's election cycle, 50 years later. She became the first black woman ever elected to the U.S. House of ...

Celebrate Black History Month by catching up on modern Black history. With clips about the Million Man March and interviews from Shirley Chisholm and Angela Davis, this collection is full of history.

On Women’s History Month, books about Shirley Chisholm and by Stacey Abrams By M.J. Andersen Globe correspondent,Updated March 24, 2022, 4:10 p.m.

Black History Congress passes legislation to posthumously award Shirley Chisholm with Congressional Gold Medal by Special to the AFRO December 7, 2024 ...

Shirley Chisolm is one of America’s unsung heroes, becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. While blazing uncharted territory comes at a cost, Chisolm paved the way for many ...