April 25, 1776 The Pennsylvania Magazine published a poem written by slave poet Phillis Wheatley in honor of Gen. George Washington. Wheatley was the first African American and the second woman to publish a volume of poetry in the U.S.
A round of applause for this woman, had it not been for her, black journalists like myself would not be where we are and where we’re going today!
The Hampton Roads Gazeti
www.hrgazeti.com
By Tiffani Addison
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