Though the 118th Congress passed the fewest number of individual bills of any Congress in decades, nearly every Inland Empire legislator got at least one bill passed, including bills to help ...

Though the 118th Congress passed the fewest number of individual bills of any Congress in decades, nearly every Inland Empire legislator got at least one bill passed, including bills to help veterans ...

Butler’s lone bill signed into law was S. 4243, which posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm. In 1968, Chisolm became the first Black woman to be elected to Congress.

Shirley Y. Scalice, 80, Altoona, passed away Wednesday at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Chester and Ina (Quarry) Stewart. She later married Robert “John” Scalice ...

Tenafly, New Jersey native Edan Alexander has been reunited with his family after spending more than 19 months being held captive. The now-21-year-old was released to the Red Cross Monday ...

The National Association of Letter Carriers will hold its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday. All you have to do is leave a bag of non-perishable food next to your mailbox. That food ...

Oscar winner Regina King, 53, has generated plenty of advance buzz for her role as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress. John Ridley’s biopic, which also stars Lance ...

Shirley Chisholm's Legacy A short documentary by RetroReport examines Shirley Chisholm's legacy as the first Black woman to run for U.S. President. By TIME Video November 30, 2024 ...

He has also found work on the big screen, landing a role in the movie “Shirley” – the story of Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman who made a bid for U.S. President in 1972. Oscar ...

Gabbard, who is Samoan American, in 2020 became the first woman of color to win a delegate to the Democratic National Convention since Shirley Chisholm in 1972. Four years later, though ...