WATCH: Whoopi Goldberg Responds to Ben Carson’s Muslim Comments: ‘People Used...
Note to John Oliver: We have found someone Whoopi Goldberg is not willing to defend and his name is Dr. Ben Carson. The View moderator read from the U.S. Constitution Monday morning in an effort to...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Give Yogi Berra, Shirley Chisholm Posthumous Medal of...
Shirley Chisholm Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim, Gloria Estefan and James Taylor are among the recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, to be presented at the...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month: Remembering Shirley Chisholm, the First Woman or...
Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm speaking at FSU as a presidential candidate – Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, Donn Dughi) Seeing a black person or woman...
View ArticleNational Black Church Initiative Says President Obama Failed Black America...
Another slap in our face The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African-Americans, echoes the deep raw...
View ArticleAnika Noni Rose Set to Produce and Star in Shirley Chisholm Biopic
The politician was the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Roots and Tony-winning actress Anika Noni Rose has signed up for a groundbreaking role–African-American...
View Article#BlackWomenDidThat Pays Tribute to the Black Women Who Helped Crack the Glass...
Shirley Chisholm at Democratic National Convention Hillary Clinton put another major crack in the glass ceiling Thursday night, making history as the first woman to accept a nomination from a major...
View ArticlePresident Obama Pens Essay On Feminism and the World He Wants to Leave His...
The Perk of a “45-Second Commute” The President has spent “a lot more time” watching Sasha and Malia (here, meeting Mac the Turkey in 2014) grow into women.OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS BY PETE SOUZA...
View ArticleHow Shirley Chisholm Paved the Way for Hillary Clinton
This article is labeled for permission to be reused from the National Urban League. To Be Equal #27 August 17, 2016 HILLARY CLINTON STANDS ON THE SHOULDERS OF SHIRLEY CHISHOLM Marc H. Morial President...
View ArticleBLM Activist DeRay McKesson Tells Why He’s Voting for Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 30: DeRay McKesson attends 54th New York Film Festival – Opening Night Gala Presentation and World Premiere of “13TH” at Alice Tully Hall on September 30, 2016 in New York...
View ArticleShirley Chisholm is Getting a Monument in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
Rep. Shirley Chisholm in 1972 Shirley Chisholm is coming to Brooklyn’s back yard. The de Blasio administration announced Friday — on what would have been Chisholm’s 94th birthday — that a city-funded...
View ArticleViola Davis to Play Groundbreaking Politician Shirley Chisholm in Amazon Movie
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...
View ArticleNational Congress of Black Women to Honor Shirley Chisholm, First Black...
Shirley Chisholm, future member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY), announcing her candidacy, 25 January 1972, Thomas J. O’Halloran, U.S. News & World Reports. Light restoration by Adam...
View ArticleRegina King to Star In and Produce Shirley Chisholm Biopic
AP Images Oscar-, Golden Globe- and four-time Emmy-winner Regina King is set to star in and produce “Shirley,” the feature film biopic about Shirley Chisholm, America’s first Black congresswoman. The...
View ArticleHawaii Rep. Patsy Mink, First Woman of Color Elected to Congress, Honored...
Rep. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, the first woman of color elected to Congress, now has a portrait to honor her legacy at the U.S. Capitol. A painting of the late congresswoman was unveiled in Statuary Hall...
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