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 ...

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 ...

VP Kamala Harris honors Shirley Chisholm with historic Congressional Gold Medal bill signing The vice president's signature instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisholm, the first Black woman ...

Shirley Chisholm’s fierce independence was underscored by the tagline “Unbought and Unbossed,” which she adopted for her 1972 presidential campaign. Chisholm began her career in early childhood ...

On Dec. 5, members of the House unanimously passed “The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act” which will posthumously award Chisholm with the award.

Shirley Chisholm (Rep. N.Y.) announcing her candidacy for the presidency in Brooklyn, New York on Jan. 25, 1972. Jim Wells / AP She was born in Brooklyn in 1924 and was 80 when she died in 2005.

Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman, became law last week, as the 118th Congress winds down with a final flurry of bills.

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 ...

For her part Chisholm said she was “the candidate of the people of America”. Like Ms Harris, whose father is from Jamaica, Chisholm, born in Brooklyn 100 years ago next month, had Caribbean roots.

The signing ceremony On Dec. 9, 2024, Vice President Harris proudly signed the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act on Capitol Hill.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A local hero is being honored by New York City. The City Council passed a resolution on Monday to dub Nov. 30 as Shirley Chisholm Day. The move comes just before Chisholm’s ...