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Chisholm

[chiz-uhm]

noun

  1. Shirley Anita St. Hill, 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives.



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The agreement for the sale of the Lakers came about three months after Bill Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics with an initial valuation of $6.1 billion — which was going to be a record, topping the previous mark of $6.05 billion sale for the NFL’s Washington Commanders.

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The deal comes after the March sale of the Boston Celtics basketball team to Bill Chisholm for $6.1 billion - which at that time was dubbed the priciest sale of a US sports franchise.

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On the injured list: Cole, infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton.

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That performance opened other doors, including portraying former politician and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in Hulu’s 2020 miniseries “Mrs. America.”

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“People really did take a real liking to her as a human, despite the politics, which I think is fascinating given the time. We’re talking about a woman, a Black woman in a very specific chapter in American history, so close to the Civil Rights Act,” she says of coming to understand Chisholm.

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