In a wide-ranging interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Sunday Extra” this weekend, ”SCP Director Zinga A. Fraser discussed the origins and the global impact of Shirley Chisholm. The interview […]
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In the Media
“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 […]
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TODAY: 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 […]
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On 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 […]
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“Black & Brown Women Are the Winners of This Election”–Dr. Zinga Fraser Speaks with WNBC on Chisholm, Harris & the 2020 Campaign
“You can’t be something that you can’t see.” Dr. Fraser explained in a segment for NBC News aired this weekend. The segment focused on Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s impact on Kamala […]
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“I WOULD SAY SHE WAS A WINNER”: Dr. Zinga Fraser Sets the Chisholm Record Straight on Swedish National Radio
In a reflection of the international interest growing around Shirley Chisholm’s legacy, Dr. Zinga Fraser, Director of the Chisholm Project, spoke with Swedish National Radio last week. In the interview, […]
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Dr. Zinga Fraser on CBS News: Shirley Chisholm Embodies What It Means To Be “A People’s Candidate”
DEPICTED ABOVE: Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm speaking to delegates, followers and public figures at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. After Joe Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate […]
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In New York and in Louisville: Continue the Fight for Black Women & Girls
The fight must continue. It must continue, because in a different kind of society, Breonna Taylor would have celebrated her 27th birthday with her family last Friday. The Louisville police […]
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Dr. Zinga Fraser Discusses Chisholm’s 1972 Campaign with Throughline NPR
On February 6th, Chisholm Project Director Zinga Fraser was featured in a “She Got Next”, an episode of NPR’s Throughline podcast dedicated to three pioneering Congresswomen who ran for president—Margaret […]
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The Chisholm Project: A Year In Review
In 1969, newly-elected Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was asserting herself as a dynamic national voice for youth, women, racial minorities, peace advocates and the poor. She was protesting the Vietnam War […]
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Dr. Fraser Featured in the New York Times Article “2019 Belongs to Shirley Chisholm”
Dr. Zinga Fraser, Director of the Chisholm Project was featured in the article “2019 Belongs to Shirley Chisholm” which was published this weekend in The New York Times Sunday Review: “A number […]
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Chisholm Project Director Zinga Fraser Recognized By the New York State Assembly
The Chisholm Project proudly congratulates our director Dr. Zinga Fraser for the citation she recently received from the New York State Assembly. The Assembly paid tribute to Dr. Fraser for […]
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Dr. Zinga Fraser Speaks With Buzzfeed News About Chisholm’s First Days in Congress
In an interview with Isaac Fitzgerald of Buzzfeed News, Dr. Zinga Fraser discussed the the various moral, personal and political considerations that Shirley Chisholm faced during her first days as […]
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The Chisholm Project Applauds the Women Who Made History on Election Day 2018
[Depicted, clockwise from upper left: Ayanna Pressley (D-MA); Jahana Hayes (D-CT); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY); Lauren Underwood (D-IL); Lucy McBath (D-GA); Ilhan Omar (D-MN); Deb Haaland (D-AZ); Stacey Abrams (D-GA)] On Tuesday, November 6th—almost 50 years to […]
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The Chisholm Project Mourns the Tragedies in Pittsburgh, PA and Jeffersontown, KY
The Chisholm Project extends its condolences to the families and communities who have been stricken by racist violence at the end of October 2018. To the victims of the shooting […]
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