You’d be excused for being suspicious of these concoctions. Poured into clear-glass one-gallon jars of unregulated ...

This community event will saluteCaribbean culture and the legacy of Shirley Chisholm through live music, crafts, and a festive parade. Presented in partnership with the Caribbean American Center of ...

This award-winning one-woman show tells the largely unheard story of Shirley St. Hill Chisholm, a Brooklyn-born politician of immigrant parents, who, in the 20th century, was the first ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new statue honoring political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm has been unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, where she is buried. The tribute celebrates Chisholm’s legacy ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress. She was known for supporting civil rights and women's rights. House votes to ax California plan to ban gas cars The 9 biggest wastes ...

In 1972, DC Jail inmates took hostages. 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 ...

Through July 20. Various times. Women’s History Month is the appropriate time to see the first major museum exhibition focusing on the life and legacy of Shirley Chisholm.

22. Shirley (2024) Directed by John Ridley, ‘Shirley’ is a biographical drama based on the life and career of Shirley Chisholm, the first-ever Black congresswoman, with a special focus on her ...

Learn how America's first Black congresswoman broke barriers and ran for president against all odds. Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance ...

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 ...

The event includes arts and crafts, story time, a tour of both the Chisholm and Activist New York exhibits, a panel discussion on African burial grounds and early African settlements, and much more.

On Jan. 25, 1972, at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, New York, Shirley Chisholm announced her candidacy for president of the United States, becoming the first African ...