Through April 22, 2012, Shirley Chisholm and nineteen other remarkable African American women are being honored at the Freedom’s Sisters exhibition at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial […]
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NY1: “Shirley Chisholm’s political path still blazes”
February 21, 2012 Check out the Shirley Chisholm Project in NY1's Black History Month feature, “Shirley Chisholm's political path still blazes.”
Read More Shirley Chisholm and Malcolm X: Admiration and Opposition
February 21, 2010 On Sunday afternoon, February 21, 1965, just before delivering an address at the Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm X/El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, courageous fighter for the rights of African […]
Read More“Chisholm’s Forgotten Legacy;” author reflects on Chisholms campaign in book on 2008 election
February 3, 2012 In this month's Inside Higher Ed review of Obama, Clinton, Palin: Making History in 2008 Election, Shirley Chisholm's historic 1972 presidential run is discussed in the essay, […]
Read MoreShola Lynch, “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” Filmmaker, profiled in NY Times
February 12, 2012 Shola Lynch, who made “Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed,” a friend and supporter of the Shirley Chisholm Project, is profiled in the NY Times for how her […]
Read MoreMelissa Harris Perry’s MSNBC show highlighted by NY Times
February 12, 2012 Check out the profile of Melissa Harris Perry's new MSNBC show in the NY Times: MSNBC is about to introduce a progressive talk show called “Melissa Harris-Perry” […]
Read MorePhotos from Chisholm Day 2011 at Brooklyn College
All photographs were taken by Ernesto Mora, Brooklyn College
Read MoreFebruary is Black History Month
January 29, 2012 Written by Professor Barbara Winslow, Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project In 1926, activist and historian Carter G. Woodson pioneered the celebration of “Negro History Week”, designated […]
Read MoreForty years ago: Shirley Chisholm in the Florida Primary
January 29, 2012 Written by Professor Barbara Winslow, Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project Immediately after Chisholm made the January 25th announcement about her presidential run, she decided to enter the […]
Read MoreAn Author Pays Homage to Shirley Chisholm
Posted January 26, 2012 We received a letter from Alieu Mansaray of Sierra Leone Prince Publishing, about his new “urban street literature” titled Boss of all Bosses. The cover of […]
Read MoreBe a Catalyst for Change: Shirley Chisholm’s Lifelong Legacy
On January 25, 1972 Shirley Chisholm made the historic announcement of her presidency. She was the first African American and the first woman to mount a serious campaign for the […]
Read MoreA National Holiday is Established
January 17, 2012 A National Holiday is Established for Martin Luther King Jr. with legislative help from Shirley Chisholm From Prospect Heights Patch: It took 15 years for Dr. King's […]
Read MoreBrazile: Chisholm, “I don’t measure America by its achievement but by its potential”
Donna Brazile, political strategist and commentator and protege and friend of Shirley Chisholm. Brazile gave the keynote speech for Shirley Chisholm Day 2010.
Read MoreBrazile: “Mrs. Chisholm was never afraid”
Donna Brazile, political strategist and commentator and protege and friend of Shirley Chisholm. Brazile gave the keynote speech for Shirley Chisholm Day 2010.
Read MoreBrazile on Chisholm’s famous quote, “Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth”
Donna Brazile, political strategist and commentator and protege and friend of Shirley Chisholm. Brazile gave the keynote speech for Shirley Chisholm Day 2010.
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