President Joe Biden signed the “Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act” last week posthumously honoring Chisholm, who died in 2005, with Congress’s highest award.

There is still time to vote for Shirley Chisholm. An exhibit exploring the life and work of the Brooklyn politician in celebration of her 100th birthday offers visitors to the Museum of the City of ...

VP Kamala Harris honors Shirley Chisholm with historic Congressional Gold Medal bill signing The vice president's signature instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisholm, the first Black woman ...

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 ...

Curio Theatre Company will be visited by an American Icon this February. For one night only, the company is presenting Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed, A ONE-WOMAN SHOW by Ingrid Griffith.

Learn how America's first Black congresswoman broke barriers and ran for president against all odds. Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance ...