Episode 8: The Usable Past: Shirley Chisholm: Founding Mother of Contemporary Black Politics

Shirley Chisholm, Brooklyn's own, the first African American woman elected to Congress & in 1972, she was the
first woman nominated to be President. Conversation with Barbara Bullard, a Brooklyn Bed-Sty resident at the
forefront of working to protect Chisholm's legacy and a producer of a planned feature film starring Anika Noni Rose.
Joined by cultural writer Gene Seymour, hosts Marie Nahikian & PJ Ryan explore connections to the historic
nomination of VP Kamala Harris, highlighting why "Miss Shirley" always said "being first is not enough."