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

Board of Education (1954), which declared racial ... belief there was little chance the move would succeed. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history as the first Black woman elected to the U.S ...

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The post included a photo of Alexander accompanied by Bush, who was holding NGAN's Shirley Chisholm Award that ... "We can defund Education; We can defund social services; we can defund Recreation ...

Regina King is impeccable as Shirley Chisholm, adding much-needed poise and power to the ... With systemic oppression, racism in education, and racism in the very structure of society as the ...

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 ...

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 ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th Congressional District, which included her neighborhood of Crown ...