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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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 […]
Read MoreBlack 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 […]
Read MoreLoretta 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 […]
Read MoreMeet 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 […]
Read MoreAlbany: 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 […]
Read MoreCarter 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 […]
Read MoreLoretta 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. […]
Read MoreBrooklyn College Excelsior Editorial: Hope for My Brothers
Hope For My Brothers by Courtney Elder It’s been a week since a New York grand jury decided not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in chokehold death of Eric […]
Read MoreThe Guardian: The Law May Have Spoken but the Ferguson Verdict is Not Justice
The Law May Have Spoken but the Ferguson Verdict is Not Justice by Gary Young It is customary, when disturbances follow a verdict of the kind delivered by theFerguson grand […]
Read MoreShirley Chisholm Day 2014: Haroon Kharem “Why Do They Stop Black Men”
Professor Haroon Kharem of the School of Education in Brooklyn College addresses the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2014.
Read MoreShirley Chisholm Day 2014: Zinga Fraser “Also Have To Think Of Ways Women Are Surveilled”
Zinga Fraser is the Endowed Post-doctoral Fellow Women’s and Gender Studies in Brooklyn College. Zinga Fraser addresses the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2014.
Read MoreAntonio Javar On How to Make A Difference
Antonio Javar mentors and works alongside youth for organizations like the YMCA and the National Action Network. Antonio Javar addresses the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2014 in Brooklyn College.
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