The Reader’s Notebook: Phillis Wheatley

May 8, 2018 — Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven…

By Greg Jenkins

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May 8, 2018

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May 8, 2018 — Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America.

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Greg Jenkins

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Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.

The Reader’s Notebook: Phillis Wheatley

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