It features Sojourner Truth, Shirley Chisholm, Maya Angelou and more ... kids about the historic equal rights activist. It's a biography that has earned numerous honors and recognitions for ...

On Jan. 25, 1972, at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, New York, Shirley Chisholm announced her candidacy for president of the United States, becoming the first African American to ...

Nov. 5 marked the historic 56th anniversary of the first African-American woman being elected to the U.S. Congress, Rep.

Ingrid Griffith, the creator and performer of “Unbossed and Unbowed”, portrays the trailblazer Shirley Chisholm and inhabits 15 other characters in this 75-minute solo performance with no ...

The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics, the highly anticipated new book by MSNBC political analyst J ...

During her more than two decades in Congress, Rep. Barbara Lee has been the only Black woman elected to the House from California's regions north of Los Angeles. WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.

With Butler, Lee teamed up to pass one of the final bills of the 118th Congress, awarding the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to her mentor and friend Shirley Chisholm, another trailblazer ...

The Shirley Temple has been an alcohol-free favorite for nearly a century. It's been called the "original mocktail," but its actual history – and ingredients – are up for debate. "Beverage ...

Dianne Feinstein. With Butler, Lee teamed up to pass one of the final bills of the 118th Congress, awarding the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to her mentor and friend Shirley Chisholm, another ...