Jeffers writes “Mothering #1” on Wheatley’s birth mother and “Mothering #2” on Susanna Wheatley, who occasionally acted as a maternal figure, encouraging Phillis’ education and poetry. Through this ...

The PHILLIS WHEATLEY ASSOCIATION was established in 1911 in Cleveland as the Working Girls Home Association by JANE EDNA HARRIS HUNTER. Hunter created the Phillis Wheatley Association to house and ...

The Phillis Wheatley Community Center (PWCC) is pleased to announce the election of new officers to its board of directors and the addition of two staff members. As the center continues its ...

Fifty-seven years after he helped lead the Wheatley High School boys' basketball team to its first 4A state championship in 1968, Larry Davis sat back and smiled in the stands of San Antonio's ...

Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Enslaved and self-taught, she inspired generations by proving the power of black intellect and artistry.

For Black History Month, she spoke to GSAS about her research into Black New England poet Phillis Wheatley Peters and her use of games in her poetry. This interview is in Jenny's own words, with ...

Drew was introduce during the City Council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8, where she presented her poem “Poetry Lives Here,” dedicated to Phillis Wheatley ... “The Birth of a Black Man,” speaks ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...