Viola Davis In Running For Shirley Chisholm Role
v(Grio) — Word on the street is Tony award winner and Oscar nominated actress, Viola Davis, is the top pick for the Shirley Chisholm role. According to New York Daily News, Creative-Monster producers...
View ArticleRegina King to Play Shirley Chisholm in Biopic of First Black Presidential...
Kerry Washington says it's happening. The post Regina King to Play Shirley Chisholm in Biopic of First Black Presidential Candidate? appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleThe Deltas: Successful Women Who Were Members Of The Famed Sorority
Let's celebrate a century of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority with a look at nine notable members. The post The Deltas: Successful Women Who Were Members Of The Famed Sorority appeared first on...
View ArticleShirley Chisholm & 10 Other Black Women Honored With A Postage Stamp
Did you know these women were honored in this way? The post Shirley Chisholm & 10 Other Black Women Honored With A Postage Stamp appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleTake Them To The Big Screen: 10 Black Women Who Deserve A Biopic
See who Charing picked to play these remarkable women. The post Take Them To The Big Screen: 10 Black Women Who Deserve A Biopic appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleBefore Barack Or Hillary, There Was Shirley: Anika Noni Rose To Star In New...
Perfect casting! The post Before Barack Or Hillary, There Was Shirley: Anika Noni Rose To Star In New Film CHISHOLM appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleViola Davis To Portray Shirley Chisholm In New Biopic
Source: ANGELA WEISS, Historical / Getty Viola Davis is on her Diddy, can’t stop, won’t stop. Days after she announced the JuVee Production deal with Amazon Studios, her first project has been...
View ArticleShirley Chisholm Will Be Honored With A Statue In Her Hometown
Source: Leif Skoogfors / Getty The city of New York is planning to erect a statue in honor of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black women to be elected to congress. According to The New York Times, the...
View ArticleDanai Gurira To Play Shirley Chisholm In New Feature Film
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Now that a Black woman has made her way to the White House, it’s beyond time that the first Black woman who sought the position for President of the United States...
View ArticleThere’s Another Shirley Chisholm Biopic In The Works, And Regina King Is The...
Source: Frazer Harrison/Getty; PhotoQuest/Getty / Getty Oscar-winning actress Regina King is set to star in a new biopic based on the life of America’s first Black congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm....
View ArticleMADAME MAGICAL: Shirley Chisholm Made History On This Day 49 Years Ago
Source: Pictorial Parade / Getty Just under half a century ago, America’s first Black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm broke boundaries and created even more history with her 1972 presidential bid. Not...
View ArticleRegina King To Play Shirley Chisholm In Upcoming Netflix Biopic
Source: Diana Ragland/Netflix, Getty / Courtesy of Netflix, Getty Production has finally begun on the Shirley Chisholm biopic, starring Regina King. The project was first announced in February, as...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Game-Changing Speeches By Black Women At The Democratic National...
The recent 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) captivated audiences worldwide. The DNC speeches of Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama among others solidified how Black Women have had a puissant...
View Article‘Unbossed’ How Shirley Chisholm Made History As The First Black Woman To Run...
Source: Pictorial Parade / Getty In honor of the current history-making 2024 election, as Kamala Harris runs to become the first African-American President of the United States, we are shining a light...
View ArticleRep. Barbara Lee Is ‘Forging Ahead’ For Black Women After Losing The Race For...
Representative Barbara Lee has broken down major barriers to reach her current position as a member of Congress for the last 25 years. And even at 78 years old, Lee isn’t showing any signs of slowing...
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