Brooklyn Borough Hall President Antonio Reynoso hosted an event honoring the legacy of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

As seen in Shirley, Chisholm became the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representing New York’s 12th District ...

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted "The Chisholm Effect," an event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum that brought civil leaders together to ...

Although a small number of African-Americans hold Congressional seats before her, Chisholm is the first black woman to be elected to the body. She is also the first woman, and the first person of ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed tells ...

During her speech on election night, she noted that it had been almost exactly 50 years to the day since Shirley Chisholm ... Booker, a Senator from New Jersey, is a Democratic presidential ...