If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” — Shirley Chisholm It’s no secret that women, specifically Black women, have been a driving force for freedom in this country since ...

This year, the U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley. Born in Africa, Wheatley was brought to Boston aboard a slave ship before making history as a writer.

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: ...

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black Heritage series. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: USPS Wheatley, who is known as the “mother of African American literature,” will join the company of Booker T. Washington ...

Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet who arrived in Boston in 1761 on a ship from Africa, will be honored on the 49th Black Heritage Stamp with a first-day-of-issue event Jan.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — The Phillis Wheatley Community Center Hall of Fame Champions event took place this week in Greenville, aiming to raise $250,000 for community projects. Hosted by Your ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new ...