via EEWMagazine Shirley Chisholm is coming to Brooklyn’s back yard. The de Blasio administration announced Friday — on what would have been Chisholm’s 94th birthday — that a city-funded monument honoring the political trailblazer will be erected at the Parkside entrance to Prospect Park. Chisholm, who died in January 2005, was the first black woman […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cemented herself in history, earning more than enough delegates to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. But before Clinton's historic moment, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm paved the way with her presidential campaign in 1972.
Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of…
The following is an excerpt from “The Rejected Stone,” the new book by MSNBC host and National Action Network president Rev. Al Sharpton. I don’t think we’ve had an honest discussion about misogyny in the black community. I don’t think we’ve talked about the latent feelings of hostility many black men have toward […]
The best of us must be remembered everyday, but Black History Month gives us a chance to remember those that encouraged us all to greatness. Shirley Chisholm is truly one of our richest treasures that gave America another way to think and explore the African American soldiers born of the civil rights era. But, Shirley […]
