Prospect Park monument to honor Shirley Chisholm

<p>Officials announced today that a&nbsp;monument in Prospect Park will honor political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

Nov 30, 2018, 5:57 PM

Updated 2,201 days ago

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New York City first lady Chirlane McCray announced today that a monument in Prospect Park will honor political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm.
The announcement came today on what would have been Chisholm's 94th birthday.
Chisholm, a Brooklyn native, was the first African-American congresswoman. She was also the first black major party candidate for president.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed a plan earlier this year to bring a new state park to Brooklyn named for Chisholm.