The Shirley Chisholm Project is proud to introduce our Spring 2023 intern: Brooklyn College student, aspiring attorney and housing justice advocate Mrs. Jessica Louis. Jessica Louis is a returning student […]
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“She is a Visionary”: Dr. Fraser & Tavis Smiley on Chisholm’s Unbought & Unbossed Legacy
“What’s extraordinary about Chisholm is that you have people who hated her and people who loved her—but in many ways they all respected her…They admired her for her consistency, they […]
Read MoreShirley Chisholm…”A Black Woman Who Dared to Be Herself”
Today marks what would have been the Hon. Shirley Chisholm’s 98th birthday. Shirley Chisholm was many things. She was both a daughter of Brooklyn and a product of her […]
Read MoreTODAY: Dr. Zinga Fraser & Tavis Smiley Discuss Chisholm’s Life & Legacy
On this day in 1924, the Hon. Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn! Today, the Director of the Chisholm Project, Dr. Zinga A. Fraser, will join Tavis Smiley on his […]
Read MoreToday in 1964, a Teacher-Organizer Became Assemblywoman
“I was the best-qualified nominee, and I was not going to be denied because of my sex.” —-Shirley Chisholm, reflecting on her decision to run for the NY State Assembly. On November […]
Read MoreThe Project is Seeking its First Shirley Chisholm Intern
The Shirley Chisholm Project is preparing for some exciting initiatives for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, and we are looking for a Brooklyn College Student to join our team […]
Read More“I Have Paved the Way:” Today in 1972, Shirley Chisholm Makes Her Mark at the Democratic National Convention
As a presidential candidate 50 years ago, Shirley Chisholm made a solemn vow to the marginalized people of America: she would not yield, she would not stop, and she would […]
Read MoreToday in 1972, Shirley Chisholm Declares ‘a New Era’ in U.S. Politics
“We are entering a new era in American politics in which we must, as Americans, demand stature and size from our national leadership—leadership which is fresh, leadership which is open, […]
Read MoreNew Year’s 2022: Remembering the Life of Shirley Chisholm
“I am, and always will be, a catalyst for change.” On New Year’s Day seventeen years ago, just over a month after her 81st birthday, Shirley Chisholm made her transition […]
Read MoreToday in History, A Catalyst for Change is Born
Ninety-seven years ago today, Shirley Anita St. Hill was born in Brooklyn to working-class Guyanese and Barbadian immigrants. In some accounts, it has been said that a diviner saw young […]
Read MoreOn Chisholm’s 97th Birthday & Giving Tuesday 2021, Support the Work of the Chisholm Project!
This year, Giving Tuesday falls on the same day as Hon. Shirley Chisholm’s 97th birthday. As we celebrate her life of activism, public service, civic education and scholarship, the Chisholm […]
Read MoreRemembering Chisholm’s Triumph of 1968
On November 5th 1968, Shirley Chisholm braved personal adversity & significant political obstacles to defeat renowned civil rights leader James Farmer and become the first Black woman elected to Congress […]
Read MoreToday in 1972: Chisholm’s Name Entered into Nomination and into History
On July 13th 1972, Shirley Chisholm’s name was officially entered into nomination for the U.S. presidency at the Democratic National Convention at Miami Beach. That day, she became the very […]
Read More50 Days Later, Ma’Khia Bryant Still Deserves Justice
It has been fifty days since 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot four times by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon mere seconds after arriving at her foster home. We are […]
Read More“She was a Revolutionary”: Dr. Fraser; Congresswomen Lee & Bush Discuss Shirley Chisholm in a History Channel Documentary
Dr. Zinga A. Fraser joins Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) in a short-form documentary on Shirley Chisholm’s presidential campaign produced this month by the History Channel. In […]
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