Nicknamed “Fighting Shirley,” Chisholm became the first Black woman ... ending with a clip from Chisholm’s historic 1972 speech announcing her candidacy for the Democratic nomination.

Her announcement speech, made at Brooklyn's Concord Baptist ... During the four years that bookmarked the height of Shirley ...

Shirley Chisholm, who ran for president in 1972, leaves a legacy on how to build a movement shaken by Kamala Harris’ loss. From Shirley Chisholm to Kamala Harris Fifty-two years before Kamala ...

Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a successful term as congresswoman, Chisholm ran for president in 1972 ...

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton invoked Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to serve in Congress, on Thursday night. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Civil rights leader Al Sharpton issued a ...

During her speech on election night, she noted that it had been almost exactly 50 years to the day since Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman ever elected to Congress and that ...