Shirley Chisholm

Don't Fire Geraldine Ferraro, Pin a Merit Badge on Her for Having the Guts to Tell the Truth

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Ferraro got it right on both counts when she said that race has made a difference with Barack Obama and that America has a huge problem with a woman running for president.

Shirley Chisholm: A True Revolutionary

Donn Swaby | Posted 02.19.2008 | Home


Donn Swaby

After getting elected to New York's 12th district in Brooklyn and then serving for seven terms, from 1968 to 1983, Shirley Chisholm decided in 1972 to run for the highest office in the country, much to the dismay of those inside and outside of the Democratic Party.

A Real First: Chisholm's Democracy

Marie Wilson | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics


Marie Wilson

Only when our choices, and our leaders, are an accurate representation of the face of our nation will race and gender fade to the background of any election.

Jackson and Obama: Political Blackness Redefined

Tammy Johnson | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics


Tammy Johnson

Obama may be successful in moving ahead politically by creating an image of being civil-rights-lite, but will communities of color reap the benefits as well? That's yet to be seen.


 

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