1. U.S. Postal Service to Honor Phillis Wheatley With 49th Black Heritage Stamp
    Black Heritage

    U.S. Postal Service to Honor Phillis Wheatley With 49th Black Heritage Stamp

    Phillis Wheatley — enslaved, self-taught, and groundbreaking — becomes the 49th honoree in the USPS Black Heritage stamp series, cementing her legacy as the mother of African American literature.

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  2. Friday Notes
    Phillis Wheatley

    Friday Notes

    A fresh biography places Phillis Wheatley in her own revolutionary era, while SZA's 'SOS' continues its historic run atop the Billboard 200 chart.

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