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 ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT Antonio Reynoso on Wednesday hosted a Women’s History Month panel on former Brooklyn U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, at ...

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted “The Chisholm Effect,” an event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum that brought civil leaders together to honor the life and legacy of Congresswoman ...

Shirley Chisholm had a spirit unlike any other. She was a woman of many firsts: the first Black woman to be elected into Congress and the first Black woman to run for president. Nicknamed “Fighting ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th Congressional District, which included her neighborhood of Crown Heights, ...

Who is Shirley Chisholm and what can her story teach us about leaders? Elementary school students can practice their critical thinking skills by observing images of objects related to Chisholm from ...

Do you remember the Million Man March? What about “Wee Pals” or Shirley Chisholm running for president? Do you remember the Million Man March? What about “Wee Pals” or Shirley Chisholm running for ...