Stanley is obsessive and controlling about shirley's writing process He asserts that she is a genius, but he wheedles and cajoles her to stay on task. The intimate portrayal of trailblazing political icon shirley chisholm, the first black congresswoman and the first black woman to run for president of the u.s., and the cost of accomplishment for shirley herself. Shirley tells the story of the first black congresswoman, political icon shirley chisholm, and her trailblazing run for president Shirley is a new biopic recounting the story of shirley chisholm and starring regina king Here’s everything we know about the movie.
Congresswoman shirley chisholm’s historic 1972 run for president is the subject of the netflix biopic, “shirley,” that was released on march 22, 2024. John ridley’s “shirley” examines the 1972 presidential campaign of shirley chisholm (regina king), the first black woman to be elected to congress, and the first woman to campaign for the democratic nomination for president. Shirley is a 2024 american biographical drama film written and directed by john ridley The film stars regina king in the title role, alongside lance reddick, lucas hedges, brian stokes mitchell, christina jackson, michael cherrie, andré holland, and terrence howard. Shirley is the portrayal of trailblazing political icon shirley chisholm, the first black congresswoman and the first black woman to run for president of the u.s, and the cost of accomplishment for shirley herself. Shirley chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first black woman elected to congress
