Shirley Chisholm

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Center 1968, Joanna McClinton, Jasmine Crockett, theGrio.com
March 20, 2025
Created by Jasmine Sessom in Pennsylvania, the center aims to place more Black women in positions of influence in public…
Kamala Harris, Shirley Chisholm, theGrio.com
December 10, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill bestowing the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal.
Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm thegrio.com
November 30, 2024
Rep. Barbara Lee, a Chisholm mentee, reflects on the enduring legacy of the history-making congresswoman on her 100th birthday.
Kamala Harris, DNC, coconut brown suit, Barack Obama, Barack Obama tan suit, theGrio.com
August 20, 2024
The DNC on night one showcased the diversity of the Democratic Party and centered Black voices in politics, both past…
thegrio.com, kamala harris, vice president, nominee, theGrio
August 19, 2024
Kamala Harris' nomination at the DNC can be seen as Democrats’ long-owed debt to Black women, Joy Reid tells theGrio.
'Shirley' Los Angeles Premiere
March 21, 2024
Sisters Reina and Regina King serve as executive producers of "Shirley," which tells the story of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
January 10, 2024
Regina King's next role is just months away. The Academy Award winner stars as Shirley Chisholm in the upcoming biopic…
The Beauty of Blackness
March 5, 2022
The Sephora-produced documentary chronicles the revival of iconic beauty brand Fashion Fair; plus, 9 other docs celebrating Black women.
White House Black History Month Exhibit
February 26, 2022
The White House welcomed theGrio to the East Wing to exclusively view its weeks-long Black History Month exhibit.
Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm thegrio.com
January 24, 2022
Shirley Chisholm’s political grit and history-making presidential campaign has served as an inspiration to Black women in politics.
September 13, 2021
In an Instagram post Sunday, Aduba cited a sweet quote from a classic romantic comedy, 1989's "When Harry Met Sally."
John C. Liu Andrew Yang thegrio.com
May 24, 2021
According to State Senator John Liu, he says New York’s mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is Asian America's Shirley Chisholm.
Letitia James thegrio.com
March 31, 2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James is an embodiment of her desire to see more Black women claiming their power…
March 16, 2021
CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson may have come from a small town but she never let that stop her from dreaming big.
2019 American Music Awards - Red Carpet
February 17, 2021
Regina King to produce, star as Shirley Chisholm in biopic. The film will follow Chisholm’s presidential campaign of 1972.
Linsey Davis thegrio.com
February 17, 2021
Linsey Davis achieved another milestone in her Emmy award winning career by being named co-anchor of ABC’s weekend ‘World News…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
December 31, 2020
Haley Taylor Schlitz writes that Gov. Newsom should have appointed a Black woman to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat.
Danai Guria thegrio.com
November 12, 2020
Danai Gurira is set to star as the political trailblazer, Shirley Chisholm in the retooled film, ‘The Fighting Shirley Chisholm’
Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Delivers Remarks In Washington DC
September 10, 2020
The voices and concerns of Black people--and Black femmes especially--are gaining headway in our nation’s larger discourses.
Rep. Yvette Clarke, thegrio.com
November 15, 2019
As the Chair of the Multicultural Media Caucus, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke believes the case against Comcast could result in a…