New York Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm sought the Democratic nomination for president back in 1972. Vice President Kamala Harris will be the first Black woman to accept that nomination from the ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first Black major-party presidential candidate and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

With these struggles in mind, what sort of lessons could the Democratic Party of 2025 and beyond take from Chisholm? I think the No. 1 lesson is to organize across classes.

U.S. News spoke with Tolliver about her book, the historical parallels between Chisholm and Harris and what advice Chisholm, who died in 2005, might give to Democratic Party leaders were she still ...

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America. I am not the candidate of Black America, although I am ...

Chisholm was born Shirley Anita St. Hill on November 30, 1924, and is widely known for her pioneering decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. She was the first Black ...

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 (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.

A s the first Black woman in Congress and the first Black woman to run for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination, Shirley Chisholm clearly had no shortage of vision. Even so, the glass ...

Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, telling voters across the country that she believes the 2024 election marks a "fight for America ...

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 100th ...

Chisholm was born Shirley Anita St. Hill on November 30, 1924, and is widely known for her pioneering decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. She was the first Black ...