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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.

Plot

Shirley Chisholm, shortly after being elected as the first Black woman to the United States Congress for Brooklyn, immediately butts heads. Firstly, one of her colleagues essentially bullies her daily by marvelling to her that they all receive the same high salary. Then she protests that, as a new congressperson, she is automatically assigned to an agricultural commitee although she represents an urban borrough. Shirley is informed that a new congressperson she is expected to tow the line.