“Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100” opened in June and visitors have until July 20 to delve into the examination of her heritage, groundbreaking political work, and legacy. Film ...

Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a successful term as congresswoman, Chisholm ran for president in 1972, ...

This week marks the release of A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics, the highly anticipated new book by MSNBC political analyst Juanita Tolliver ...

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 ...

Shirley Chisholm: Confronting the Political Machine. Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm made history in her lifelong ...

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 Congresswoman ...

MIAMI Shirley Chisholm, an advocate for minority rights who became the first black woman elected to Congress and later the first black person to seek a major party's nomination for the U.S. presidency ...

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first woman – and the first Black candidate – to seek a major party’s nomination for the presidential office. Ultimately, she made her way ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress. She was known for supporting civil rights and women's rights. Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters ...

When I’m in Shirley Chisholm State Park, I think of the care that went into creating it, a 30-year transformation process. The process involved closing two massive landfills, forging agreements ...

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.