Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, and a new movie is telling her story. "Shirley," out now on Netflix, focuses on Chisholm's run for the 1972 Democratic presidential ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, and a new movie is telling her story. "Shirley," out now on Netflix, focuses on Chisholm's run for the 1972 Democratic presidential ...

Lee, a Chisholm mentee, reflects on the enduring legacy of the history-making congresswoman on her 100th birthday. No one has ...

The city of New York will now observe Nov. 30 as “Shirley Chisholm Day” in honor of the political trailblazer. The New York ...

Simple Civics. Shirley Chisholm and the Fight for Political Equality. 2/18/2025 | 3m 34s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Learn how America's first Black congresswoman broke barriers and ran for ...

NYC establishes Shirley Chisholm Day 00:35. NEW YORK - New York City will honor pioneering Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.. The City Council Committee on Civil and Human Rights voted to declare ...

Chisholm, who died in 2005 at 80, made history in 1968 as the first African-American woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York’s 12th Congressional District.

This staid biopic of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, is less interested in what she did than what she represented. By Devika Girish When you purchase a ticket ...

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 ...

No one has fought more in Congress to keep alive Shirley Chisholm’s legacy than U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee.The 78-year-old California lawmaker counts the late Chisholm as a mentor and friend.