CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Once enslaved and long overlooked, Phillis Wheatley’s words helped shape American history. Now, her legacy is being honored in a new way—through a U.S. postage stamp bearing ...

Respected by everyone from countless historical figures including Voltaire and George Washington, Phyllis Wheatley gifted the world with incredible poetry. Scholars believe that Phillis Wheatley was ...

A new collection of works by and about Phillis Wheatley includes a rare handwritten manuscript of the poet's 1773 poem titled "Ocean." Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African ...

Before Phillis Wheatley published her renowned collection Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral in 1773, she’d had to withstand an interrogation by 18 men deemed “the most respectable ...

Phillis Wheatley was a well-known poet and literary sensation during the 18th century. Born in May 1753, she was kidnapped from Gambia, West Africa at about the age of 7 and brought to Boston, ...

In honor of the 250th anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s poetry collection, “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral,” the fifth annual Pierce Performance at the Boston Public Library will ...

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 ...

Read YWCA Greater Atlanta announces reopening of renovated Phillis Wheatley campus for early 2027 by Teresa Lu for ...

History does not live only in books. Sometimes, it comes home to take the stage. A new production is bringing the story of San Antonio’s trailblazing Sutton family to the historic Phillis Wheatley ...

The legacy and values of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were celebrated in a special family event at the Bruce Museum on Monday. The event featured a performance of "A So-Long Journey: The Early ...