Toni Morrison, who is the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature, is honored by the United States Postal Service (USPS) with her ‘own forever’ stamp to celebrate her legacy.
The design was unveiled at a ceremony at Princeton University, where Morrison taught for more than 15 years. The university is currently holding a series of exhibitions and programs dedicated to Morrison's achievements, life, and legacy.
Morrison’s legacy is celebrated till date and the impact she had on American literature can still be seen. Her work is taught in American classrooms as a part of the syllabus.
The new stamp features a portrait of Morrison taken by photographer Deborah Feingold, who took the picture while shooting a cover for Time magazine in 1997.
Honoring the prolific writer, who died in 2019, US Postal service had issued this new stamp which has this 1997 portrait picture of Toni Morrison.
A letter from former US President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama was also read at the ceremony.
Oprah Winfrey sent a video tribute for the author.
Smithsonian Magazine quoting Pritha Mehra’s statement, Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of the Postal Service, said, “One of the goals of our stamp program is to raise awareness and celebrate the people who represent the very best of our nation. We honor Toni Morrison with one more tribute- our new stamp that will be seen by millions and forever remind us of the power of her words and the ideas she brought to the world."
(Image Credits: Princeton University)
