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

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. Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shirley Chisholm will be honored with the highest award in Congress through the Congressional Gold Medal Act. President Biden signed the bipartisan legislation on Dec. 12 to honor the first Black ...

Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill bestowing the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal, a symbolic and historic moment in Washington for America’s first ...

In a historic moment for American politics, Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill awarding the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal. This significant act not ...

Shirley Chisholm passed away in 2005 at age 80, but her influence endures. As the legislation heads to President Biden’s desk for signature, her story remains a beacon of hope, inspiring ...

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 ...

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 ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN to serve in Congress, was given a double honor recently in time for the centennial of her birth. U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-08), the ...