Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924–January 1, 2005) was the first Black woman elected to Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. Chisholm served ...

Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm ... Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. — who along with Chisholm co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus — introduced the first of several ...

As a proud Brooklynite, composer Tamar-kali will often walk around her neighborhood and see a mural of America’s first Black congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Other times, she’ll take a walk ...

As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to become the first woman of color to accept the Democratic presidential nomination this week, another trailblazing woman politician, Shirley Chisholm ...

"Shirley," based on the first Black woman elected to Congress Shirley Chisholm has been creating buzz. The biopic, starring King as Chisholm, written and directed by John Ridley, dropped on ...

Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a successful term as congresswoman, Chisholm ran for president in 1972 ...

NEW YORK-- Shirley Chisholm, New York's pioneering congresswoman from Brooklyn, was honored Saturday on what would have been her 100th birthday. Nov. 30 is Shirley Chisholm Day in New York City ...

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 ...

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 those, and in many other ways, Harris has more in common with Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm was the first Black woman member of Congress. She was elected in 1968 and she had the fearlessness and ...