Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005 Description A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. Off-white with black and red type. At top, it reads "BRING U.S.

Explore the Brooklyn neighborhood that trailblazer Shirley Chisholm called home with a walking tour of Crown Heights North. Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen and Morgan Munsey, both ...

Glen Wilson/Netflix“Remarkable” almost doesn’t feel like a big enough word to quantify Shirley Chisholm. The Brooklyn-born politician was not only the first Black woman ever to be elected to ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina King and John Ridley, star and director of the biopic Shirley which celebrates Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress.

Yet, midway through Shirley, both Ridley and King seem to have finally realized their folly and, like responsible pop artists, give Chisholm flashes of integrity and complexity.Those Wallace and ...

Regina King is bringing Shirley Chisholm to life. In the first trailer for the upcoming Netflix movie Shirley, King steps into the shoes of the first Black woman to be elected to Congress ...

"Shirley" is dedicated "to Ian" — Regina King's only son, Ian Alexander Jr., who died by suicide in 2022. MY SAY "Shirley" plays like the last episode of a four-part TV series, and a pretty good ...

A Critical Conversations Event. Join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Center for Equity and Inclusion, and the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environmentfor our Artist Spotlight: ...

Written and directed by John Ridley, SHIRLEY celebrates Chisholm’s legacy as a staunch advocate for equal rights and an inspiration to a generation that is now in a place of power to enact ...

Chisholm’s story is the subject of “Shirley,” a new film produced by and starring Regina King, directed by John Ridley and coming to Netflix on March 22. It is one that Tamar-kali is proud ...

A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. Off-white with black and red type. At top, it reads "BRING U.S. TOGETHER" in black with the "U.S." in red. Underneath ...