There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

It covers the first edition of Phillis Wheatley’s most renowned work — “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral,” a poetry anthology. This was the first published work of an enslaved person or ...

When she moved to Minneapolis from Mississippi in the 1980s, Valerie Stevenson experienced culture shock on several levels. But she quickly latched onto the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center in north ...

Black women were no exception, and in 1895, the Phyllis Wheatley Club was founded in Nashville, TN. Named after the first African American poet to have her works published in the U.S, the club’s ...

In 1765, when Phillis Wheatley was about eleven years old, she wrote a letter to Reverend Samson Occum, a Mohegan Indian and an ordained Presbyterian minister. Despite the difference in their ages ...

The Phyllis Wheatley Club of Colored Women, Buffalo’s first NACW affiliate was founded in 1899. The PWC began a long tradition of establishing and supporting self-help and advocacy ...

The district estimates the bond would fund approximately $5 million in upgrades at each KCPS school. According to the ...

Staff Reports The annual community favorite Spring Carnival will pack the day with non‐ stop fun and community spirit this ...

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 ...