Postal Service (USPS) is featuring prominent Black figures on stamps, notably Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet, as the 49th Black Heritage stamp, and the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. For his efforts, he was awarded the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize—the first African American to receive the honor. Bessie ColemanBessie Coleman (1892–1926) was the first person of African American and Native American descent to hold an international pilot’s license. 2003Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) was a writer, folklorist, and anthropologist who studied African American heritage at a time when African American culture was not a popular field of study. 2009Anna Julia CooperAnna Julia Haywood Cooper (1858–1964) was one of the most prominent African American scholars in the U.S.