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Stamp of Approval!
his year the 37th stamp,
featuring Shirley Chisholm, was
released. If you don’t know your
history Shirley Chisholm, was the first
African American woman ever elected
to Congress. After being elected to
Congress, in 1972, she became the first
"African American Woman" to seek
nomination for presidency with a
major political party. She later wrote of
her unsuccessful bid, “The next time a
woman runs, or a black, or a Jew or
anyone from a group that the country
is ‘not ready’ to elect to its highest
office, I believe that he or she will be
taken seriously from the start… I ran
because somebody had to do it first.”
Shirley Chisholm, was also a member
of the original BLACK ENTERPRISE
Magazine Board of Advisors when the
magazine was founded in 1970 by
Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr. She
joined the board, along with such
luminaries as late business pioneers
Henry Parks, founder of Parks
Sausage Co., and Freedom National
Bank’s William Hudgins as well as civil
rights and political leaders John Lewis
and Julian Bond, help establish the
magazine as a force for African
American business development and
financial empowerment–planks that
could be prominently found on her
legislative agenda. The stamp was
released at an official ceremony at
Brooklyn Borough Hall on January 31,
2014 at 11 A.M. The stamp design
shows a painting by Robert Shetterly
of
Chisholm
against
a
blue
background. The portrait is one of a
series of paintings by the artist titled
“Americans Who Tell the Truth.” Let's
Make Shirley Chisholm, Proud By
Remembering To Purchase Her
Stamp.
IS SPONSORING SPACES AT THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR
*AUTHORS*
Show Case Your Title(s)
JULY 12, 2014 / 11 AM to 6 PM
(West 135th Street From Malcolm X Blvd To Frederick Douglass Blvd.
(Rain or Shine)
Across From Harlem Hospital / There Will Be A Tent, Table & 2 Chairs.. You Can Bring
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Writers’ World Newspaper—June/July 2014, Volume 4
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