Shirley Chisholm’s groundbreaking career as the first Black woman in Congress included an unlikely alliance that revealed her ...

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis is gearing up to play groundbreaking politician Shirley Chisholm in a film for Amazon Studios. The company said Thursday that Davis has signed on to star in and ...

When President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Rep. Shirley Chisholm last week, he was doing more than honoring the first African-American congresswoman. He was ...

In this Women’s History Month feature, host Tezlyn Figaro honors #ShirleyChisholm, who made history on January 21, 1969, as the first African-American woman elected to #Congress. Representing #NewYork ...

Eye on Real Estate: Have you seen East New York’s new park? It was named to honor the inspirational Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to serve in Congress and first woman to seek the Democratic ...

AMHERST, NY — The Amherst Main Public Library will be under a new name in the near future. On Monday, the town of Amherst announced that they will be renaming the library after Shirley Chisholm, the ...

The story of the first Black congresswoman is heading to the big screen. Danai Gurira will star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” portraying the titular political trailblazer in a story that follows ...