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 ...

Shirley Chisholm passed away in 2005 at age 80, but her influence endures. As the legislation heads to President Biden’s desk for signature, her story remains a beacon of hope, inspiring ...

Larry Fox Assoc., American Subject of Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005 Description A yellow pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features five lines of ...

A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a yellow background with black type, aligned to the left, which reads: [Take / the / CHISHOLM / trail / to / 1600 / Pennsylvania Ave.] A depiction of ...

Learn how America's first Black congresswoman broke barriers and ran for president against all odds. Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance ...

A new statue honoring political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm has been unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, where she is buried. The tribute celebrates Chisholm’s legacy as the first ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new statue honoring political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm has been unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, where she is buried. The tribute celebrates Chisholm’s legacy ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN to serve in Congress, was given a double honor recently in time for the centennial of her birth. U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-08), the ...

New Yorkers will now commemorate the life of Shirley Chisholm — the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination — every year on Nov ...