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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

With a nod to her mentor Shirley Chisholm, Rep. Barbara Lee exits Congress as a renegade herself

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Godzilla, left, and Kong in a scene from "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Plugged In movies: ‘Godzilla x Kong,’ Karen Kingsbury adaptation, Civil Rights biopic

By Plugged In – Higher Ground Partner

NYC to honor trailblazer Shirley Chisholm with statue

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This combination photo shows actress Viola Davis, during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2018, left, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., the first black woman elected to Congress, in 1971. Davis is gearing up to play groundbreaking politician in a film for Amazon Studios. The company said Thursday, Nov. 29, that Davis has signed on to star in and produce the project about Chisholm, who was also the first woman to seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. (AP Photo)

Viola Davis to star as Shirley Chisholm in Amazon project

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Letitia James, D-NY, speaks to supporters after winning the New York Attorney General's race in New York. James, who made history that night as the first African-American woman elected to hold statewide New York office as the state attorney general, said the example set by the late Rep. Shirley Chisholm matters all this time later because &quot;we're fighting for the same people who don't have a voice at the table.&quot; (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

50 years in, Chisholm’s historic victory offers inspiration

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

New postage stamp honors NY’s Shirley Chisholm

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