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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!!! Happy 95th Birthday Mrs. Chisholm!!!
Ninety-five years ago today, a catalyst for change was born to Caribbean parents in Brooklyn, New York. She went on to improve the lives of her fellow human beings in […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe Chisholm Project Stands With Congresswoman Omar & Her Sister Representatives
On July 14th, the 45th president of the United States continued his sustained public assault against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as well as her colleagues, Congresswomen Ayana Presley, Rashida Tlaib and […]
Read MoreDr. 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 […]
Read MoreDr. Zinga Fraser Presents on Representatives Chisholm and Jordan at Columbia University
On Thursday April 25th, Dr. Zinga Fraser joined an assembly of experts in the field of Africana Studies to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Institute of African-American Studies (IRAAS) […]
Read MoreShirley Chisholm: An ‘Avid Student’ & Determined Catalyst of Black History
Chisholm’s role as a student and teacher of Black history was one of her most powerful tools as a history-maker. She was a learner and an educator long before she shook […]
Read MoreCUNY TV To Broadcast Our Conversation With Sonia Sanchez on Chisholm’s Legacy
On Martin Luther King Day, CUNY TV will broadcast the dialogue between Dr. Sonia Sanchez and Dr. Zinga Fraser on Shirley Chisholm’s legacy. The talk was originally held on November […]
Read MoreDr. 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 […]
Read MoreDr. Zinga Fraser and the Chisholm Project Continue to Shed Light on the Congresswoman’s Impact
On Wednesday, the insights of Zinga A. Fraser, Director of the Chisholm Project, became the basis of an article published in the Guardian. Entitled “ ‘It’s About Time’: […]
Read MoreToday, November 30th, 1924, We Celebrate the Birthday of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm!
Shirley Chisholm was, and is, so much more than a symbolic first. She was a mentor to an entire generation of women in politics, a pioneering strategist of diverse coalition-building, […]
Read MoreDr. Zinga Fraser Discusses Chisholm’s 50-Year Legacy with the Associated Press
Dr. Zinga A. Fraser, the Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project was featured in an article by AP reporter Deepti Hajela “50 Years in, Chisholm’s Historic Victory Offers Inspiration.” Drawing […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read More11/5/18 Fifty Years Ago Today She Made History
On this day in 1968, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She assembled a diverse, multi-lingual coalition of voters, using this strategy to […]
Read MoreThe 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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