“Shirley” Suffers Defeat

Shirley (John Ridley, 2024) 2 out of 5 stars Shirley Chisolm (1924-2005) was a woman of some impressive firsts: the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, in 1968 (representing New York’s 12th congressional district); and both the first African American to run for President via one of the two major parties, in 1972, […]