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Guest Editorial: Celebrating Shirley Chisholm’s 100th birthday, remembering a barrier-breaking champion

    On Nov. 30, Shirley Chisholm would have turned 100 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chisolm died on January 1, 2005, at 80. Almost 30...

Kerry Washington gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Kerry Washington officially has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On Monday (December 2), Washington was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame...

‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, who never had children of her own, concentrated much of her activism on enriching the lives of American...

Are Black mayors under attack across the U.S., some say it’s a pattern

African American Mayors Association 2024 Conference photo by Stephanie Gadlin, The Chicago Crusader New York Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to fight the five-count federal indictment...

Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president

Will Kamala Harris’ candidacy inspire other women to run for office? Grant Baldwin/Getty Images by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School Kamala Harris is at the...

Kamala Harris’s run for president is getting ugly, but Republican misogyny may backfire this time

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to board Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on July 24, 2024, escorted by a U.S....

Mexico celebrates election of first woman president

Mexico’s first woman president elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, thanks her constituents for trusting her and helping her break through yet another glass ceiling. Credit: AP...

Freshman CBC member Congresswoman Summer Lee wins big after being targeted by AIPAC

Representative Summer Lee (D-PA). Official photo U.S. House of Representatives. by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), who was formally targeted for...

Shows like ‘Scandal’ and ‘Madam Secretary’ inspire women to become involved in politics in real life

The fictional characters Alicia Florrick, Olivia Pope and Elizabeth McCord are examples of women whose political power exists only on TV. by Jennifer Hoewe, Purdue...

Oprah considered running with Mitt Romney to stop Trump reelection: Report

Oprah Winfrey reportedly considered running with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on a unity ticket in 2020 to prevent Former President Donald Trump from being...

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