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Fearless. Fierce. First.
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Directed by John Ridley
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Regina King
Shirley Chisholm

Lance Reddick
Wesley McDonald 'Mac' Holder

Terrence Howard
Arthur Hardwick Jr.

Lucas Hedges
Robert Gottlieb

Michael Cherrie
Conrad Chisholm

Brian Stokes Mitchell
Stanley Townsend

Christina Jackson
Barbara Lee

André Holland
Walter Fauntroy

Dorian Missick
Ron Dellums

Reina King
Muriel St. Hill

Amirah Vann
Diahann Caroll

W. Earl Brown
George Wallace
Black Hawk Down
2001