Shirley

Regina King says her biopic about Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 campaign is also a story about 2024

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[ad_1] Shirley Chisholm was the definition of a pioneer. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to Congress. She co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. And in one of her boldest moves, in 1972 Chisholm became the first woman to seek the Democratic nomination for president. Still, Regina King and her sister, Reina King, … Read more

Regina King gets Shirley Chisholm’s restrained fervor

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[ad_1] John Ridley’s hard-hitting drama looks at Chisholm’s groundbreaking campaign from the inside out. At first glance, Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign was the definition of quixotic. She was 47 years old; At the time, she had only served one term (starting in 1968) as the first black woman elected to Congress. (Her district centered … Read more