On this day 50 years ago, Shirley Chisholm announced her intention to run for the US presidency. She was the first black woman from a major party to seek the nomination to run for the country’s highest office. https://bbc.in/3qW3Uh9 | BBC World Service

This Presidents' Day we honor Shirley Chisholm—a woman that changed political history when she became the first black woman to run for president: | The Root

Shirley Chisholm’s groundbreaking career in politics includes being the first black person to seek a presidential nomination with a major party ... and the first woman to do so as a Democrat. #BlackHistory #BlackGlory | HuffPost

On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties. Read on to see one of her campaign posters, and a quote from Chisholm. | Smithsonian Channel

Shirley Chisholm was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, the first African American woman to do so. In 1972 Chisholm ran for president and showed all politicians what it meant to be unbought and unbossed. Learn more from WMHT Public Media: to.pbs.org/36zpkWR #BlackHistoryPBS #BlackHistoryMonth | PBS

In addition to Shirley Chisholm's historic political career, she was an incredible activist who spent her life fighting for civil rights. | Global Citizen