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Channeling Shirley Chisholm
Ingrid Griffith portrays Shirley Chisholm in her one-woman show.
Staff Writer on Mar 8, 2021
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1972, she became the first Black candidate for a major party s nomination for president of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party s presidential nomination.
“Unbossed & Unbowed” is an immersive and interactive solo show about Chisholm, the Brooklyn-born daughter of Caribbean parents who, in the 1960s and ’70s, was on a mission. They called her the Black Joan of Arc. She called herself “Fighting Shirley” as she faced off against the political machine in the name of justice. Written and performed by Ingrid Griffith, a performer, playwright and teaching artist of Guyanese heritage who moved to the United States at age 12, “Unbossed & Unbowed” will be presented by the East Hampton Library in a virtual format on Saturday, March 27.
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