Both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed legislation to honor Shirley Chisholm, who made history as the first Black woman elected to Congress. This recognition celebrates her ...

PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- This November 30 will mark what would have been Shirley Chisholm's 100th birthday. Ahead of her birthday, people are remembering and discovering the trailblazing ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, she represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. (Sylvia Hernandez) Check out all ...

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 ...

MIAMI Shirley Chisholm, an advocate for minority rights who became the first black woman elected to Congress and later the first black person to seek a major party's nomination for the U.S. presidency ...

New Yorkers will now commemorate the life of Shirley Chisholm — the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination — every year on Nov. 30.

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