In celebration of Black history, we've rounded up quotes from inspirational icons like Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and Claudette Colvin, a pioneer of the ...

In honor of the day, we've gathered a list of inspirational Juneteenth quotes from activists, poets, political figures and other notable luminaries including James Baldwin, Shirley Chisholm ...

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 will be honored with the highest award in Congress through the Congressional Gold Medal Act. President Biden signed the bipartisan legislation on Dec. 12 to honor the first Black ...

Being the first Black woman to serve on Congress would be a significant enough accomplishment for a lifetime, but it wasn’t good enough for Shirley Chisholm. Three years after she arrived in ...

While Shirley Chisholm made American history as the first Black woman presidential candidate, she is not a household name on par with figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.

Shirley Chisholm of New York publicly announced she would be running for president. “I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud; I am not the candidate of the women ...

The City Council passed a resolution on Monday to dub Nov. 30 as Shirley Chisholm Day. The move comes just before Chisholm’s 100th birthday on Nov. 30 of this year. The resolution introduced by ...

In honor of the day, we've gathered a list of inspirational Juneteenth quotes from activists, poets, political figures and other notable luminaries including James Baldwin, Shirley Chisholm ...