Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress. She was known for supporting civil rights and women's rights. Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters ...

As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm made history in her lifelong struggle to empower minorities and change the United States.

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first woman – and the first Black candidate – to seek a major party’s nomination for the presidential office. Ultimately, she made her way ...

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 ...

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Shirley Madigan made an emotional video plea about her husband, former House Speaker Mike Madigan, who was convicted on corruption charges.

She married in 1949 to Conrad Q. Chisholm, a private investigator (they divorced in 1977). She then earned a masters degree from Columbia University in early childhood education in 1951.

Forest Lawn Cemetery reveals statue of Shirley Chisholm, honoring her legacy as the first Black congresswoman. Artist Julia Bottoms draws inspiration from Chisholm.

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.

A long-awaited community center in East Flatbush is touting the perks that will soon be available for free to children - and at an affordable rate for families in the East Flatbush community.