Enslaved as a child, the 18th-century writer became the first published Black woman – and a pioneer of nature poetry whose ...

Marc Santos is a Guides Staff Writer from the Philippines. He's a seasoned writer with over four years of industry experience, and he is an enjoyer of all things difficult in gaming. If Marc's not ...

The White House used graphics to bring poet Phillis Wheatley’s story to life, recounting her journey from enslavement at age seven to becoming the first African woman to publish a book of poetry in ...

The Phillis Wheatley Community Center (PWCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mae D. Jones, PhD, MBA, FLMI as its new executive director. Jones brings a distinguished background in nonprofit ...

What Ya’ Know Good? Rhonda Rawlings is here with Phllis Wheatley Arts Director Antoinette Hall to talk about the program revamp and upcoming evnets. Does your child have a knack for entertaining? Do ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. Phillis ...

Jenny Factor is a seventh-year PhD student in English at Brandeis University. Her research interests include Pan-Atlantic eighteenth century media history, Black bibliography, poetry, and gaming. For ...

BRIDGEVILLE, Del. – Congratulations are in order for WMDT’s December Teacher Who Makes A Difference. Mr. Aaron Voss is a 4th-grade reading teacher at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School. Voss has been ...

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: ...

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: ...

David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journey Through American Slavery and Independence” is this year’s winner of the George Washington Prize, which honors works arising ...

David Waldstreicher and his book “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence” Wheatley, the first African and the third woman in North America to ...