Daily printout: Sept. 23

The Postal Service will release its 11th Kwanzaa stamp on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Norfolk, VA.

The Pan-African holiday, observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 each year, celebrates family, community and culture. It stems from ancient and modern first-harvest festivals and incorporates traditions from across the African continent.

The holiday was first celebrated in 1966 and honors seven core principles, expressed in Swahili: unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba) and faith (imani).

Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp featuring an illustration by Cannaday Chapman. Its color scheme features lime green, pink and yellow in a departure from the traditional green, red and black colors associated with the holiday.

The Kwanzaa stamp will be available in sheets of 20 at Post Offices and at usps.com.

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USPS will soon begin accepting applications for the organization’s summer internship program.

The 10-week program is open to college undergraduate juniors and seniors, as well as students enrolled in postgraduate degree programs, to provide work experience in the students’ respective fields of study.

Internship positions will be posted on Sept. 28, with the application window closing Oct. 16, 2026. Career USPS employees are not eligible to apply.

The program offers internship positions in Washington, DC; Merrifield, VA; and Falls Church, VA.

Interested candidates must be enrolled at an accredited university and have 48 credit hours completed on their transcripts with a concentration in an applicable discipline such as engineering, human resources, accounting/finance, supply, sales/marketing, information technology, and others by the time of the application deadline.

Prospective interns can apply during the application window at usps.com/careers. Applicants should click “Career Opportunities,” followed by “Apply now” and then enter “intern” in the keyword search.

Internships will begin on Monday, May 17, 2027.