Shirley Chisholm (Rep. N.Y.) announcing her candidacy for the presidency in Brooklyn, New York on Jan. 25, 1972. Jim Wells / AP She was born in Brooklyn in 1924 and was 80 when she died in 2005.

Well, I want to talk about Shirley Chisholm's arrival in Washington, D.C., in 1969, right? First Black woman comes into Congress, representing Bed-Stuy, a neighborhood in Brooklyn.

New York City marked the inaugural Shirley Chisholm Day on Saturday – honoring the life and legacy of the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress on what would have been her ...

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, was an outspoken changemaker and a political icon. In Shirley, Netflix’s biopic detailing many of Chisholm’s historic moments ...

Shirley Chisholm passed away in 2005 at age 80, but her influence endures. As the legislation heads to President Biden’s desk for signature, her story remains a beacon of hope, ...

Brooklynite Shirley Chisholm, already the first Black woman elected to Congress, launched her bid for president from the house in 1972. Purchased by Shirley and Conrad Chisholm in December of 1968, ...

It was a 15-year-long journey for Regina King and her sister and co-producer Reina King to bring the story of Shirley Chisholm — the Black congresswoman who was also the first Black person to ...

Former U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 run for president is the subject of the Netflix biopic, “Shirley,” that was released on March 22, 2024.

How Shirley Chisholm’s run for president made Kamala Harris’ campaign possible. Shirley Chisholm (Rep. N.Y.), left, announcing her candidacy for the presidency in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 1972.

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for U.S. president, has been a symbol of hope, determination and, most of all, possibilities for more than half a century. She also was a flesh-and ...

Mayor Eric Adams and local elected officials toured the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, a $141 million project that is halfway complete. New York City Department of Design and ...