NEW YORK – A new postage stamp honors pioneering New York congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. The stamp is part of the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage series. It was introduced on Jan. 31 at a Brooklyn ceremony attended by several current members of Congress. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress. She represented a […]
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