Congress honors Shirley Chisholm, a Black woman trailblazer in US politics, with Gold Medal | National & World News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 10, 2024
U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) announced the passage of bipartisan legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the late Shirley Chisholm, a pioneer in American politics and the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act will now head to President Joe Biden for his signature.
The bill, introduced in the Senate by Sens. Butler and the Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and in the House by Rep. Lee, received widespread bipartisan support. The legislation recognizes . . .
