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 ...

Object Details Printed by N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936 Subject of Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005 Description A political poster for United States presidential ...

Poster for US Representative Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign, New York, New York, 1972. The text reads 'Bring US together; Vote Chisholm 1972; Unbought and Unbossed.' (Photo by ...

By Isabel Song Beer, Brooklyn Paper Elected officials and community leaders kicked off construction of a new state-of-the-art recreation center at the Nostrand Playground in East Flatbush with a ...

Elected officials and community leaders broke ground on a new state-of-the-art recreation center at the Nostrand Playground in East Flatbush on Monday. Mayor Eric Adams, Assembly Member Rodneyse ...

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 Environment for our Artist Spotlight: ...

At a glance, Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 campaign for president was the definition of quixotic. She was 47 years old; at the time, she had served only one term (starting in 1968) as the first Black ...

From sharing Shirley Chisholm's story to working alongside her sister, the Netflix biopic was a deeply personal project for the Oscar-winner. Glen Wilson/Netflix Sharing the incredible true story ...

In 1968, Chisholm became the first African American woman to serve as a U.S. representative, for New York’s 12th District; an early scene in “Shirley” depicts the Brooklyn politician ...

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 ...