Danai Gurira to Play Pioneering Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm in New Film

[saintclaire87]

Danai Gurira will play pioneering presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in a new film https://t.co/233sbYq3A3
- Variety (@Variety) November 11, 2020
Danai Gurira will star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” portraying the political trailblazer’s historic 1972 presidential run

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[youdontknowme]

love this casting! i have unbought & unbossed on my watchlist and i really need to get on it. i do wish they chose black women for the writer and director. hopefully there are black women and other woc involved behind the scenes.

[3rdattemptuser]

queen

[yussamahal]

Damn, she's beautiful. However, I'd like someone who looks a little more like her.

[fauxkaren]

Uzo Aduba played Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America and imo that was pretty fantastic casting.

[therearewords]

That was the first time I learned of Chisholm and definitely wouldn't have minded more of her.

[r4wrdinosaur]

Yes, came in here to say that! Uzo's performance is a hard one to follow, but I hope Danai does a great job.

[fauxkaren]

This sounds like a really great project. I'm into it!

[nougatt]

Can someone direct me on how to properly pronounce her name Danai? I feel like I get it wrong a lot.

[babarsuhail]

[nougatt]

Thank you! I tried finding vids of her introducing herself but they all clipped her intro!

Thankfully I’ve been saying it right all along. Phew. I hate mispronouncing peoples names.