Shirley Chisholm Inspired the Inauguration’s Purple Fashion Statements
Rep. Shirley Chisholm announces her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, Jan. 25, 1972.
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Shirley Chisholm Inspired the Inauguration’s Purple Fashion Statements
Image Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP “I want to make a note about the color she’s wearing and not to be trite about it but Kamala Harris is wearing purple, which is something that’s pretty significant to her. When she ran for president one of her colors of her campaign was purple…that is a nod to Shirley Chisholm [the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress] who ran for president as a Black woman decades ago and has inspired her political career,” said CNN journalist Abby Phillip.
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Joe Biden
Image Credit: Alex Brandon/AP First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wore a purple Jonathan Cohen outfit on the eve of the inauguration.
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Biden Inauguration
Image Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/AP Michelle Obama wore a purple Sergio Hudson outfit.
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Shirley Chisholm Inspired the Inauguration’s Purple Fashion Statements
Image Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP Hillary Clinton wore a purple Ralph Lauren pantsuit.