Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to ... Brooklyn community and for the nation Chisholm embraced the vibrant prints of the ‘70s. The use of color and bold prints in the costuming ...

became a stage to showcase the park’s wildlife through jewel-toned fence screening featuring black stencil prints of butterflies, turtles, and fish species native to the area. The building with ...

Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924–January 1, 2005) was the first Black woman elected to Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. Chisholm served ...

In 1969, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black U.S. congresswoman at 44 years old. The Brooklyn representative’s objection to her assignment on the agriculture committee reads today as a justified ...

star and director of the biopic Shirley which celebrates Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress. CHISHOLM: I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country ...

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.

NEW YORK-- Shirley Chisholm, New York's pioneering congresswoman from Brooklyn, was honored Saturday on what would have been her 100th birthday. Nov. 30 is Shirley Chisholm Day in New York City ...

The trailblazing legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, continues to inspire as the House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to award her the ...

Shirley Chisholm was the definition of a trailblazer. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. And in one of her most audacious ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT From 1969 to 1983, Shirley Chisholm — the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress — represented New York's 12th district, or Bedford-Stuyvesant. This movie ...

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 ...