In an era defined by deep social upheavals and political transformations, Shirley Chisholm stood as a trailblazing force. A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968, representing New York’s 12th congressional district, which encompassed the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Just four […]
(BPRW) 4th Annual Pompano Fall Festival: Shirley Murdock, Adina Howard, Jeezy, and Plies Headline Broward County’s Top Music Festival (Black PR Wire) Pompano Beach, FL – The 4th Annual Pompano Fall Festival, hailed as the #1 music festival in Broward County, is set to light up Pompano Community Park on Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 3:00 PM […]
(BPRW) 4th Annual Pompano Fall Festival: Shirley Murdock, Adina Howard, Jeezy, and Plies Headline Broward County’s Top Music Festival (Black PR Wire) Pompano Beach, FL – The 4th Annual Pompano Fall Festival, hailed as the #1 music festival in Broward County, is set to light up Pompano Community Park on Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 3:00 PM […]
6 facts about the first black woman in American history to be elected to Congress. #historyfacts #historyshorts #netflix SOURCES: Fact 5: https://speakingwhilefemale.co/war-chisholm/ Fact 4: https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/09/archives/mrs-chisholm-joins-campaign-to-collect-bail-for-joan-bird.html Fact 3: Chisholm, Shirley “Unbought and Unbossed.” (1970) p.160, p.183 Fact 2: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-failed-assassination-attempt-pushed-george-wallace-to-reconsider-his-segregationist-views-180980063/ Fact 1: Winslow, Barbara “Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change” (2013) p.143 source Related Posts Why Not Everyone […]
Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York’s 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. It’s like Netflix for history… Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service, […]
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Bennett College is no stranger to historic events. The Greensboro, North Carolina-based HBCU has the distinction of being among just two all-women HBCUs in America and has served as a focal point for some of the country’s most important developments since its founding in 1873. Students at the college have played pivotal roles in desegregation efforts […]