Muhammad Ali, Phillis Wheatley Join More Than 100 Prominent Black Figures on USPS Stamps

This year’s Black Heritage stamp honors the ‘mother of African American literature’

The Postal Service will release its latest Black Heritage stamp, honoring poet Phillis Wheatley, on Thursday, Jan. 29.

Muhammad Ali, Phillis Wheatley Join More Than 100 Prominent Black Figures on USPS Stamps

Compiled by The Birmingham Times For 2026, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is featuring prominent Black figures on stamps, notably Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet, as the 49th Black Heritage stamp, and the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. These stamps honor significant contributions to American history, literature, and culture. Ali’s stamp debuted on January 15 and Wheatley’s on January 29. For more than a century, the US…