“There are few congressional leaders, public servants, that have served with the kind of courage and tenacity as ...

During more than two decades in Congress, the Democrat has been the only Black woman elected to the House from parts of the ...

With Butler, Lee teamed up to pass one of the final bills of the 118th Congress, awarding the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to her mentor and friend Shirley Chisholm, another trailblazer ...

Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman, became law last week, as the 118th Congress winds down with a final flurry of bills.

Rep. Shirley Chisholm after she announced her candidacy for president in Washington in 1972. Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman ...

During her more than two decades in Congress, Rep. Barbara Lee has been the only Black woman elected to the House from California's regions north of Los Angeles. WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her Southern California ...

With Butler, Lee teamed up to pass one of the final bills of the 118th Congress, awarding the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to her mentor and friend Shirley Chisholm, another trailblazer ...

Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill bestowing the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal, a symbolic and historic moment in Washington for America’s first ...