The City of Madison will unveil the 2022 Black History Month banner and Edmonia Lewis stamp on Wednesday, Feb. 23, noon, in a Black History Month celebration in the main foyer of the City-County Building in downtown Madison.
The US Postal Service has issued a forever stamp Wednesday honoring Edmonia Lewis, the first African American and Native American sculptor to achieve international recognition. Lewis challenged social barriers and assumptions about artists in mid-19th century America and her marble sculptures gained her international acclaim and are now held by the Smithsonian.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Madison Department of Civil Rights Director Norm Davis will speak at the event, as well as former Madison Poet Laureate Fabu. Artist Alina Puente will unveil the Black History Month banner.
A postal service representative will give remarks on the Edmonia Lewis stamp, the 45th stamp in the Black Heritage series.
To watch the Livestream of the event, click here.
