Brooklyn Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman has joined in celebrating the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, fondly called by local Brooklynites as “Auntie Shirley.” “We thank her for paving ...
Regina King, Cynthia Erivo and more shined bright at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) announced the passage of bipartisan legislation ...
The vice president’s signature instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress ...
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Q&A / The California Democrat explains why, during her 25 years in Congress, it was important for her “to disrupt and ...
SECOND NEW YORK JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Elizabeth C. Coombe to be a judge on the U.S. District ...
You-Can-Eat,’ this year’s films pushed boundaries and highlighted the power of representation. The past year has been a ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call votes ...
First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...
Nov. 30 was Shirley Chisholm Day in New York, and it’s about time New York, the nation, and indeed the world celebrate this ...
Shirley Chisholm made history as the first Black candidate and the first woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination.