History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th Congressional District, which included her neighborhood of Crown ...

If Harris' campaign is the coconut, then Shirley Chisholm is the biggest branch which grows from a tall trunk grown strong ...

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A Buffalo cultural committee has announced that local artist Julia Bottoms will be designing a bronze statue honoring the late Shirley Chisholm. Back in October, we posted that the search was on ...

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 ...

The Netflix film focuses on the historic and improbable presidential run of Shirley Chisholm. She was the first black woman elected to the United States congress, and in 1972 she also became the ...