On behalf of The Shirley Chisholm Project we’d like to pass our condolences to Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s family and friends. After announcing his battle with cancer last week, Brooklyn District […]
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Introducing the New Director of The Shirley Chisholm Project Zinga Fraser!
Zinga A. Fraser is an Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at Brooklyn College. Dr. Fraser is also the Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women’s Activism […]
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Shirley Chisholm Spotlighted In PBS’ ‘The Contenders: 16 For ’16’
Last night the new PBS docu-series, PBS’ ‘The Contenders: 16 For ’16’ premiered spotlighting Shirley Chisholm’s presidential run in 1972. The series aims to show viewers the distinct techniques each candidate represented […]
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Announcing Director of the Chisholm Project Keynote Panelists at – Beyond Left and Right: What is “Women’s Politics”?
Women are often overshadowed by the way they act, to the clothes they wear in all aspects of life none more so than in politics. The recent nomination of Hillary […]
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Congratulations Hillary Clinton!
On behalf of The Shirley Chisholm Project we'd like to congratulate Hillary Clinton on her nomination. Mrs. Clinton becomes the first female nominee for the presidency of the United States […]
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Shirley Chisholm to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama named seventeen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of […]
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Shirley Chisholm Day 2015
Women’s International League Celebrates 100 Years
One hundred years ago today on April 28, 1915, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was formed when 1200 women from neutral and warring nations met in the […]
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Black Women Matter Too #SAYHERNAME
Topless Women Stage #SayHerName Rally Against Police Brutality Campaigners want to raise awareness of the deaths of black women and girls at the hands of police A group of black […]
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Loretta Lynch Meets Freddie Gray Family
May 5, 2015 on CBS News Attorney General Loretta Lynch thanked members of the Baltimore Police Department for their work after more than a week of riots and protests following […]
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Meet Baltimore’s Bada** State Attorney, Marilyn Mosby
Marilyn Mosby is Baltimore City’s newly elected State’s Attorney. She is the youngest chief prosecutor of any major city in America. After graduating from Boston College Law School, Mosby joined […]
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Shirley Chisholm Gets Over 40,000 Notes On Tumblr!
Our gifset of Shirley Chisholm has gotten over 40,000 notes on Tumblr! Notes are equivalent to retweets and likes on a twitter post! You can find the gifset here!
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Albany: Free Film Series on Women in Civil Rights
A free, month-long film lineup will focus on the role of women in the civil rights movement, offering five Thursday screenings followed by discussions. Part of the African American History […]
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Carter G. Woodson and the History Behind Black History Month
Black History Month, February 2015 Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the […]
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Loretta Lynch (and Shirley Chisholm)’s Sorority Sisters Came to Her Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
Women of the storied African American sororityDelta Sigma Theta flooded a Senate hearing room on Wednesday to support their fellow sorority sister and Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch. […]
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