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 ...

When I’m in Shirley Chisholm State Park, I think of the care that went into creating it, a 30-year transformation process. The process involved closing two massive landfills, forging agreements ...

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.

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 Heights, ...

These Black heroines—Rosa Parks, Nina Simone, Toni Morrison, Shirley Chisholm, Venus and Serena Williams, and Misty Copeland—represent a powerful spectrum of brilliance, courage, and resilience.

Building a new recreation center in Flatbush named after the illustrious Shirley Chisholm so local kids can take swim lessons. Delivering a dedicated new home for hard-working parks maintenance sta… ...

In this Women’s History Month feature, host Tezlyn Figaro honors #ShirleyChisholm, who made history on January 21, 1969, as the first African-American woman elected to #Congress. Representing # ...