Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted a panel for Women's History Month honoring Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress. Held at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the event featured former colleagues discussing her influence on future generations of leaders. While acknowledging her passing in 2005, speakers like Annette Robinson emphasized Chisholm's enduring legacy, claiming her career motivated many, including young Black women, to pursue leadership roles. The event reflected on the importance of her contributions and was co-hosted by Delta Sigma Theta sorority, which Chisholm was part of, further highlighting her impact on women’s history.
Shirley Chisholm led by example. She showed me as a young Black woman that I could be a parent leader... and City Council Member, Robinson said.
We all stand on her incredibly broad shoulders, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said, commenting on the panel from Washington.
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