WASHINGTON — Get ready for three new stamp sets to hit post offices this year! The United States Postal Service announced and revealed the new stamp subjects Tuesday. Sesame Street In honor of one of the nation’s most beloved children’s shows, 16 Sesame Street characters will get their faces on stamps. “For the last 50 years, it […]

The civil rights icon is the 40th addition in the “Black Heritage” commemorative Forever stamp series.   In some Black History Month news that we all can use, Dorothy Height, the celebrated civil rights icon, has been commemorated with a Forever Stamp, NBC News reports. Height is the 40th addition in the “Black Heritage” series. She […]

Police say a postal worker has been shot to death while delivering mail about 10 miles from the nation’s capital. Police said they were called to a street Saturday evening in Landover and found 26-year-old Tyson Jerome Barnette dead from apparent gunshot wounds. Police are trying to identify suspects and a motive. read more at Black […]

Ray Charles Forever postage stamp   *The late great entertainer extraordinaire Ray Charles will be honored with a Ray Charles Forever postage stamp on Monday September 23rd which would have been his 83rd birthday. As part of its Music Icons Forever series, the U.S. Postal Service will be unveiling the stamp hosted by the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Charles’ daughter […]