To mark the occasion, we've collected a list of powerful Black History Month quotes from activists, icons, orators and famous figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm ...

Taylor, presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, author James Baldwin and athlete Michael Jordan to inspire and educate their classmates during Black History Month. The Chisholm quote said ...

So check out the powerful Black History Month quotes below, which will continue ... when we talk about making people free.” ...

we are shining a light on the legendary Shirley Chisolm. Just over half a century ago, America’s first Black Congresswoman, Chisholm, broke boundaries and created even more history with her 1972 ...

Chisholm repeatedly made history throughout her career, spanning the late-60s through to the early 80s. Nicknamed “Fighting Shirley,” Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress ...

and movements important to the history of the United States. People like Shirley Chisholm and Morrie Turner fostered unity by recognizing the importance of equality, and events like the Million ...

a New Yorker named Shirley Chisholm – who in 1968 had made history as the first Black woman elected to Congress – sought the Democratic nomination for president. With scant resources and ...

The legendary Shirley Chisholm is deservedly getting a major museum presentation courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York and the Shirley Chisholm Project at Brooklyn College. Running ...

Kamala Harris has the winds of this history at her back. The groundwork laid by Shirley Chisholm and her generation of second-wave feminists might just be solid enough for this country to elect a ...