Black women have been at the forefront of many movements in American culture, including politics. But one woman in particular ...

In 1972, DC Jail inmates took hostages. Negotiations seemed futile. Then Shirley Chisholm arrived. On October 11, 1972, a group of inmates in cellblock of the DC Jail in Washington, DC ...

Shirley Chisholm, who ran for president in 1972, leaves a legacy on how to build a movement shaken by Kamala Harris’ loss. From Shirley Chisholm to Kamala Harris Fifty-two years before Kamala ...

There is still time to vote for Shirley Chisholm. An exhibit exploring the life and work of the Brooklyn politician in celebration of her 100th birthday offers visitors to the Museum of the City of ...

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 ...

Chisholm was born Shirley Anita St. Hill on November 30, 1924, and is widely known for her pioneering decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. She was the first Black ...

Shirley Chisholm made history as the first black woman to run for U.S. president. In her groundbreaking 1972 campaign, Chisholm shattered political barriers with her bold bid, challenging the ...

Shirley Chisholm now, speaking in 1972, when she declared her presidential candidacy. AMY GOODMAN: That was Shirley Chisholm in 1972. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, we’re still here with Barbara Ransby ...

Nicknamed “Fighting Shirley,” Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, the first Black major-party candidate in the 1972 presidential race, and the first woman to run ...

THE NETFLIX FILM PROFILING THE HISTORIC 1972 PRESIDENTIAL BID FOR CONGRESSWOMAN SHIRLEY CHISHOLM. CHISHOLM SEEN HERE ON THE FAR LEFT, WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SEEK THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION ...