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OPINION - It is not at all a stretch to say that President Obama owes a debt to Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 campaign... Before Chisholm, California had a winner-takes-all policy for ...
A long-awaited community center in East Flatbush is touting the perks that will soon be available for free to children - and at an affordable rate for families in the East Flatbush community.
At this point, I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve visited Shirley Chisholm State Park, a sprawling 407-acre park along the Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. I found a photo from my first visit in May 2020 ...
Men, Women and Rape explored pernicious cultural and legal attitudes about rape and helped debunk the long-held view that ...
Thanks to the spirit of Shirley Chisholm, there is somewhere right now another straight-backed, brilliant, outspoken little girl planning to become president. We’ve never needed her more.
Kayla draws inspiration from trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm, a political pioneer who shattered norms and led unapologetically. She didn’t wait for permission to lead, speak, or disrupt.
You know, I always remember hearing Shirley Chisholm talk about — the first Black woman ever elected to Congress talk about children can’t learn if they’re hungry. Well, children can’t ...
“We must move forward and build on their legacies,” she said of trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm, “continue to open doors, end all forms of discrimination and smash glass ceiling ...