Of the 17 House members who represented Los Angeles County in the 118th Congress — which ran from Jan. 3, 2023, to Jan. 3, ...

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I’m Kevin Parker. I’m running for New York City Comptroller. And I believe Black New York deserves to know that.

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 ...

A long-awaited community center in East Flatbush is touting the perks that will soon be available for free to children - and at an affordable rate for families in the East Flatbush community.

At this point, I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve visited Shirley Chisholm State Park, a sprawling 407-acre park along the Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. I found a photo from my first visit in May 2020 ...

Thanks to the spirit of Shirley Chisholm, there is somewhere right now another straight-backed, brilliant, outspoken little girl planning to become president. We’ve never needed her more.

The young girl, who is known online as Miss Shirley, has garnered a massive following of fans who love her moves and the facial expressions she serves along with them.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...