The committee said, quote, “Israel continues to inflict unimaginable suffering on the people living under its occupation ... I always remember hearing Shirley Chisholm talk about — 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 ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress. She was known for supporting civil rights and women's rights. House votes to ax California plan to ban gas cars The 9 biggest wastes ...

Tolliver's book A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics unpacks how a groundbreaking fundraiser by Chisholm and Carroll in 1972 brought together ...

The CBC also honored Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress ... including a high-profile occupation at Columbia University. Hundreds of students were arrested after New York City ...

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 ...

Shirley Chisholm. Not to be overlooked was the impact of “the pill,” approved by the FDA in 1960. The environmental movement gained momentum with Allegheny County-native Rachel Carson's “Silent Spring ...

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 ...