She lived her life as an activist, and now she rests in peace. Charlene Mitchell, the first Black woman to attempt U.S. presidency in the White House in 1968, has reportedly died at age 92. According ...

Charlene Mitchell, the first Black woman to run for the White House, has passed away at age 92. Mitchell died on Dec. 14 in a Manhattan nursing home, her son Steven Mitchell confirmed, The New York ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlene Mitchell, who was the first Black woman to run for the White House in 1968, died on Dec. 14 at age 92. Mitchell’s son, ...

Charlene Mitchell, who became the first Black woman to run for U.S. president as a party nominee when she was selected for the Communist Party’s ticket in the 1968 election, died Dec. 14 at a nursing ...

From fringe candidates like Charlene Mitchell to leading figures like VP Kamala Harris We discuss the history of black women who have run for the highest office in the land, from fringe candidates ...

Click to open image viewer. A pamphlet made of red and black text on yellowed paper. The pamphlet is a trifold. The front features a photograph of Charlene Mitchell, a Communist Party candidate for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She was the Communist Party’s nominee, becoming the first Black woman to run for president in 1968 Charlene Mitchell, the first ...

*If you’re not familiar with Charlene Mitchell or perhaps the mention of her name just now gave you an “oh yeah, now I remember her” sensation, we have unfortunate news about the first Black woman to ...