Officials from NYC DDC, the city-run capital projects developers, say the Shirley Chisholm Recreational Center will include a half-Olympic size swimming pool, basketball courts with an elevated ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress. She was known for supporting civil rights and women's rights.

Negotiations seemed futile. Then Shirley Chisholm arrived. On October 11, 1972, a group of inmates in cellblock of the DC Jail in Washington, DC, took several guards hostage, sparking a jail uprising.

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old East New York man in connection with the attempted rape of a 51-year-old woman at Shirley Chisholm State Park in Sept.

Celebrate Black History Month by catching up on modern Black history. With clips about the Million Man March and interviews from Shirley Chisholm and Angela Davis, this collection is full of history.

There is still time to vote for Shirley Chisholm. An exhibit exploring the life and work of the Brooklyn politician in celebration of her 100th birthday offers visitors to the Museum of the City of ...

An exhibit exploring the life and work of Shirley Chisholm offers visitors a chance to operate a 1972 voting booth.

Curio Theatre Company will be visited by an American Icon this February. For one night only, the company is presenting Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed, A ONE-WOMAN SHOW by Ingrid Griffith.

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her Southern ...

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.