Massachusetts
JANUARY 2026
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The USPS is honoring Phillis Wheatley with a well-deserved stamp — long overdue if you ask me.
As the first published African American poet, Wheatley’s brilliance paved the way for generations of Black writers and thinkers. Now, she’s being commemorated as the 49th honoree in the Black Heritage stamp series, with a tribute held in Boston — the city where her literary legacy first began.