Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill bestowing the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal, a symbolic and historic moment in Washington for America’s first ...

Shirley Chisholm, 1st Black Congresswoman, To Be Honored With Congressional Gold Medal Act President Biden signed the bipartisan legislation on Dec. 12 to honor the first Black congresswoman.

President Joe Biden signed the “Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act” last week posthumously honoring Chisholm, who died in 2005, with Congress’s highest award.

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

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 ...

Vice President Harris said she “proudly” and “humbly” signed the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act on Monday while on Capitol Hill, where she also swore in Senators-designate ...

Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill bestowing the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal, a symbolic and historic moment in Washington for America’s first ...