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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the first black female candidate for a major party's U.S. presidential nomination, Shirley Chisholm (campaign poster pictured), is largely credited for paving the way for future candidates Barack Obama and Kamala Harris?

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Why is this page protected? Here's a link for the External Links. It's for a PBS/P.O.V documentary on Shirley Chisholm's 1972 run for president. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/chisholm/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.78.52 (talk • contribs) 07:11, March 8, 2007 (UTC)

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:34, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A poster for Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign

... that the first black female U.S. Presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm (campaign poster pictured), is largely credited for paving the way for future nominees Barack Obama and Kamala Harris? Sources: https://www.seattlepi.com/local/opinion/article/Shirley-Chisholm-broke-ground-before-Barack-Obama-1265680.php, https://www.vogue.com/article/how-shirley-chisholm-made-history-at-the-1972-democratic-national-convention, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hillary-clinton-or-barack-obama-there-was-shirley-chisholm-n647531, https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/08/01/shirley-chisholm-black-women-biden-vp/
- ALT1: ... that Kamala Harris honored the first black female U.S. Presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm by wearing a purple dress at her inauguration? Sources: https://www.insider.com/kamala-harris-purple-inauguration-outfit-inspiration-shirley-chisholm-2021-1, https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/shirley-chisholm-inspired-the-inaugurations-purple-fashion-statements-1234704788/aptopix-biden-inauguration-4/, https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/kamala-harris-purple-dress-inauguration-2/, https://news.yahoo.com/kamala-harris-purple-inauguration-day-001024825.html
- ALT2: ... that Shirley Chisholm, the first black presidential nominee, has been a major influence on other women of color in politics, among them California Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Vice President Kamala Harris. Sources: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/street-heat-w-congresswoman-barbara-lee-linda-sarsour/, https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-shirley-chisholm/

Improved to Good Article status by FormalDude (talk). Self-nominated at 22:10, 8 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New GA, looks good. Why not add a pic? I can't verify the first hook off the link "in my region", but it hardly seems a surprising statement. Can someone help? I don't much like the 2nd hook, & the source doesn't exactly back it up, using "may" and saying "The color purple has several possible meanings, including symbolizing bipartisanship and paying homage to the suffragette movement, according to Insider's Amanda Krause...". I'm now ok with sourcing for both hooks, but the facts must be in the article. Johnbod (talk) 23:35, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, @Johnbod. I'm new to DYK, I didn't know they could have an image. I'll look into adding one. As for the sourcing of the two hooks, I added some additional verifying sources. ––FormalDude ^talk 00:46, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Another issue is I can't see either hook fact in the article. Maybe think of something else? Johnbod (talk) 03:13, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Johnbod: It's from the first paragraph of Shirley Chisholm#Political. ––FormalDude ^talk 03:41, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - "when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton staged their historic "firsts" battle – where the victor would either be the first major-party African-American nominee, or the first woman nominee – with at least one observer crediting Chisholm's 1972 campaign as having paved the way for both of them" isn't really the same as "Shirley Chisholm is largely credited for paving the way for future nominees Barack Obama and Kamala Harris", is it? Johnbod (talk) 04:04, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    - How about "has been credited" instead then? ––FormalDude ^talk 08:48, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: It should be changed to candidate, she was not the nominee. Trillfendi (talk) 19:25, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done. ––FormalDude

^talk 08:49, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Let me state the problem more clearly. Both hooks mention Harris, but the only text in the article mentioning her is "Kamala Harris recognized Chisholm's presidential campaign by using a similar typography and red-and-yellow color scheme in her own 2020 presidential campaign's promotional materials and logo.[101] Harris launched her presidential campaign 47 years to the day after Chisholm's presidential campaign.[102]" - which contains neither hook fact. Johnbod (talk) 11:09, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- I see the issue now. It seems I misread Hilliary for Harris. I've proposed a new alternative hook. ––FormalDude ^talk 05:23, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Trillfendi and Johnbod: Any opinions on the ALT2 hook? ––FormalDude ^talk 23:07, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
For ALT2, the CBS source works for Harris, but for the first one on Lee: a) I can't get it to play, probably because of geography or it's just too old, & b) the pod source itself doesn't look WP:RS to me, unless it's an interview with Lee maybe. Maybe someone with access could check it. But I think the new CBS source is enough for the original hook, which previously lacked Harris I think. Lee is mentioned in the article, so that's ok. Johnbod (talk) 02:43, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Johnbod: The podcast source for Lee is an interview; it mentions Lee is a guest. The podcast description also states "We learn about how Congresswoman Lee’s political career was shaped by working with the Black Panthers and on Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s historical presidential campaign." ––FormalDude ^talk 07:37, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
with original hook. Probably link Harris, & a pic could be added. Johnbod (talk) 02:52, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: per offwiki request I have added a pic to this nomination; please feel free to rework the caption/parenthetical placement if needed. eviolite (talk) 04:03, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Shirley For President : A musical by rapper Testament

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/chisholm-for-president/ Davidmarkwatts (talk) 20:12, 26 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Shirley For President : A musical by rapper Testament

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/chisholm-for-president/ Davidmarkwatts (talk) 20:18, 26 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]