shirley chisholm
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John Ridley Discusses I Am Batman’s Black Caped Crusader
Jace Fox is the Batman of the future, and he takes the cowl from Gotham to New York.
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Statue Honoring Shirley Chisholm at Buffalo Cemetery Where She Was Buried to be Designed by Local Artist
Chisholm was the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress and run for president
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Uzo Aduba Announces Her Marriage!
The Emmy and SAG Award-winning star of In Treatment and Orange Is the New Black announced her marital status on social media—a year after the fact.
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Regina King to Portray Political Icon Shirley Chisholm in Upcoming Biopic From John Ridley
The life of Shirley Chisholm, the United States’ first Black congresswoman, will be getting the biopic treatment (yet again)—only this time it’s coming from John Ridley and award-winning actress and One Night in Miami director Regina King. Per a press release sent to The Root, Shirley will “track the dynamic presidential campaign launched in 1972…
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PageTurners: Historic Black Women and the Literary Legacies They've Paved
It has already been a historic year for Black women, and this week we can reflect on the legacies of history-making women who paved the way for our successes today. The long-awaited biography Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells; Cicely Tyson’s, Just as I Am: A Memoir; and…
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Danai Gurira to Star as The Fighting Shirley Chisholm, Film Will Follow Trailblazer's 1972 Presidential Run
As we watch history being made with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, we can’t help but uphold Rep. Shirley Chisholm’s name. Hell, when we talk about any woman (of any color) we have to honor Chisholm’s name. We’ve been “with her.” Chisholm not only made history as the first Black woman elected to the United States…
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From One 1st to Another: U.S. Representative-Elect Cori Bush Paid Tribute to Shirley Chisholm Following Her Historic Win in Missouri
We may not know yet whether Kamala Harris will become the first Black (and Asian) woman elected vice president of the United States, but we do know for sure that the nurse and Ferguson activist turned progressive Democratic candidate Cori Bush is officially the first Black woman elected to Congress in the state of Missouri.…
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A Love Letter to Black Women, Who Have Always Labored for Our Democracy
My Fellow Black Women, It’s a new day. A Black, South Asian woman is the vice-presidential candidate on the 2020 Democratic ticket. It’s a historic moment. With the celebration, discussion and dissection of partisan politics, I reminisce on the countless strides made by the thousands of Black women who laid the groundwork for this moment.…