She was a volunteer community worker with the Black Panther Party when she met Chisholm ... t’ is not in the dictionary,” she said. “Shirley Chisholm encouraged me to shake things up ...

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP ...