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

Gloria Steinem spoke to an audience about collaboration, challenging the status quo and creating institutions led by women.

Dukes, who led the New York State NAACP for nearly five decades, fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education through her career.

In 2023, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Dukes with the NAACP’s highest honor — the Spingarn Medal ... presidential candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black ...

In 2023, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Dukes with the NAACP’s highest honor — the Spingarn Medal ... presidential candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black ...

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And she was the one who stood proudly on stage at the Democratic National Convention in 1972 to second Shirley Chisholm’s candidacy for the party’s presidential nomination. She was the second woman to ...

In 2023, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Dukes with the NAACP’s highest honor — the Spingarn Medal ... presidential candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black ...

Celebrating women’s history first came into effect with humble beginnings as one week in March 1978. The week has since evolved and, in 1987, became a monthlong, nationally recognized ...

Famous faces such as Queen Elizabeth II and Oprah Winfrey have shared pearls of wisdom over the years, here are some of our ...

Hazel Nell Dukes, civil rights activist and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) New York State Conference, has died at the age of 92. She had ...