star and director of the biopic Shirley which celebrates Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress. CHISHOLM: I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country ...

San Francisco public-school employees on Tuesday can apply to live in a first-of-its-kind affordable housing development in the Outer Sunset, Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Unified ...

"Shirley," based on the first Black woman elected to Congress Shirley Chisholm has been creating buzz. The biopic, starring King as Chisholm, written and directed by John Ridley, dropped on ...

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 ...

It is called Shirley Chisholm Village and named after the country's first Black congresswoman, who was also a longtime public education advocate. After the city in 2016 decided to prioritize ...

All you need is a dollar and a dream. Mayor Eric Adams and local elected officials toured the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, a $141 million project that is halfway complete. New ...

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 ...

Shirley Chisholm passed away in 2005 at age 80, but her influence endures. As the legislation heads to President Biden’s desk for signature, her story remains a beacon of hope, inspiring ...

As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to become the first woman of color to accept the Democratic presidential nomination this week, another trailblazing woman politician, Shirley Chisholm ...

Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a successful term as congresswoman, Chisholm ran for president in 1972 ...