Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Shirley Chisholm after she announced her candidacy for president in Washington in 1972. (Thomas J. O'Halloran) Bipartisan ...

In 1969, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black U.S. congresswoman at 44 years old. The Brooklyn representative’s objection to her assignment on the agriculture committee reads today as a justified ...

The trailblazing legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, continues to inspire as the House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to award her the ...

No one has fought more in Congress to keep alive Shirley Chisholm’s legacy than U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee. The 78-year-old California lawmaker counts the late Chisholm as a mentor and friend. Despite ...

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 100th ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’ve collected the stories of a few remarkable Brooklyn people (and places) who fought for racial justice — from the groundbreaking politician Shirley Chisholm ...

The life and legacy of Shirley Chisholm — the groundbreaking politician who made history in 1968 as the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress — will now be officially celebrated every ...

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, and ...

Shirley Chisholm was in Congress, Led Zep played Madison Square Garden and fans took seats out of Yankee Stadium ...

With a countdown and a ceremonial snip, the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center is officially open in Central Brooklyn. The $141 million project, led by Council Member Farah Louis in partnership with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Announcing her Candidacy for U.S. Presidential Nomination, Thomas J. O'Halloran, ...