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Late Journalist Gwen Ifill on New USPS Forever Stamp

By Frederica Freyberg, Kynala Phillips | Here & Now

January 31, 2020

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Gwen Ifill is now featured as the newest addition to the USPS Black Heritage Stamp Series. Ifill is well-known for her role as a moderator for the PBS program Washington Week. Ifill is a trailblazer and inspired many of the journalists to come after her.

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