What:

U.S. Postal Service issued the 43rd Black Heritage stamp, honoring one of America’s most respected journalists, Gwen Ifill. A special dedication ceremony will be held at the George W. Young Post Office in Detroit. The event is free and open to the public. Please share the news on social media using the hashtag #GwenIfillForever and #BlackHeritageStamps.

When:

Friday, February 28, 2020
Time: 9:00 A.M.

Where:

George W. Young Post Office
1401 W. Fort St Rm 213
Detroit, MI 48233

Who:

Derron Bray, Postmaster, Detroit
Vincent Kirkwood, Great-Grandson of George. W. Young

Background:

On November 2, 1994, the Post Office at 1401 W. Fort St. in Detroit, MI was named in honor of George W. Young, the first African-American postmaster in the City of Detroit. His great-grandson is the special guest speaker.

Background on Gwen Ifill:

Among the first African Americans to hold prominent positions in both broadcast and print journalism, Ifill was a trailblazer in the profession. In 1994, Ifill moved to NBC, where she covered politics in the Washington bureau. Five years later, she joined PBS as senior political correspondent for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” and moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week,” becoming the first woman and first African American to moderate a major television news-analysis show. In 2013, Ifill became part of the first all-female team to anchor a daily national broadcast news show, “PBS NewsHour.” Ifill died in 2016.

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