Maya Angelou to Be Featured On Forever Stamp

By Maryann Yin 

Dr. Maya AngelouThe United States Postal Service will feature the face of Maya Angelou on a Forever Stamp.

Megan J. Brennan, the postmaster general, had this statement in the press release: “Maya Angelou inspired our nation through a life of advocacy and through her many contributions to the written and spoken word. Her wide-ranging achievements as a playwright, poet, memoirist, educator, and advocate for justice and equality enhanced our culture.”

At this point in time, no date has been announced for the first-day-of-issuance ceremony. Angelou passed away in May 2014.