To take down priests, rulers or rich merchants using the sharpest words and imagery is as Indian and as ancient as daal-bhaat — the stand-up genre has simply come and joined this as a tributary ...

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, ...

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, ...

Different times have changed the politics of the day, but it is comforting and instructive to recall a moment where a rabbi’s ...

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 ...

When Jasmine Sessoms observed the political landscape, she was disheartened to see that practically no Black women worked in public policy. After successfully training Black women to run for ...

Join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Center for Equity and Inclusion, and the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environmentfor our Artist Spotlight: Transforming Communities through ...

Social Justice Symposium Week hosted by the Hedgeman Center kicked off on Tuesday, April 1, in the Klas Center. This year’s ...

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.