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Harriet Tubman *Suddenly, there’s another option for the upcoming $20 bill with Harriet Tubman’s image. A newly-discovered photo has surfaced showing a much younger version of the woman who was born a slave, escaped, and then led hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Newly-discovered photo of Harriet Tubman, believed […]

Harriet Tubman *Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to announce today that Harriet Tubman will be the new face on the $20 bill. Sources tell Politico that Andrew Jackson will be replaced by the famed abolitionist who escaped slavery and subsequently made thirteen missions to rescue some 70 enslaved families and friends using […]

Photo Credit: Twitter.com *The Trump administration has announced that the redesigned $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman will not be unveiled in 2020, as originally planned. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin confirmed as much during a House Financial Services Committee hearing Wednesday, Complex reports, saying the updated bill is unlikely to roll out while the former […]

[…] is her first non-fiction. Sandra brings history to life through performances about historical figures such as Mary Seacole, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr. and  Harriet Tubman. Well, her book is about freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman. How did Harriet Tubman help hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom? Harriet who was born into […]

[…] powerful lineup this year. The slate that includes 78 official selections and 7 spotlight selections, will take place in New York City, September 18-22. Focus Features’ “ Harriet” will open the festival on September 18. Cynthia Erivo stars in Kasi Lemmons‘ inspiring biopic about renowned abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and risked her […]

*(Via Urban Hollywood 411) – “ Harriet“ continued to resonate with audiences this weekend, bringing in another $810,000 for a domestic box office total through Sunday of $40.8 million dollars. The Focus Features release about abolitionist Harriet Tubman arrived in theaters on Nov. 1, and made a better-than-expected $12 million dollar debut. The drama had […]

 *An AMC theater in Louisiana has fired three staff members after an women’s group accused them of racial profiling during a screening of “ Harriet.” According to the Daily Mail, members of volunteer group, 504 Queens (all Black women), claim three staff members separately approached them during the two-hour film and repeatedly made […]

Cynthia Erivo – Harriet Tubman *Calls to replace the Nigerian-British actress Cynthia Erivo who was casted as Harriet Tubman are making waves on social media. From twitter to instagram many are asking the question aren’t their descendants of American slavery that could play the role. Despite what many have posted this whole discussion stems […]

[…] was also not recognized for her work in “The Farewell.” On the other hand, there’s good news for Cynthia Erivo. The actress and singer, who played abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the Kasi Lemmons-directed drama “Harriet,” was nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Song for co-writing and performing the film’s closing track, “Stand Up.” […]

[…] will pay tribute to early pioneers of women’s suffrage and civil rights by featuring a “Bouquet of Descendants” including Coline Jenkins (Elizabeth Cady Stanton), Ernestine Wyatt ( Harriet Tubman), Michelle Duster (Ida B. Wells), Kenneth B. Morris Jr (Frederick Douglass) and Marci Magnatta (Susan B. Anthony). With the 2020 election around the corner, the […]

[…] trade in America, selling Black people, and separating them from their families, language and culture—for goods, services and money. About 200 years later in the early 1800s, Harriet Ross Tubman was born. She would become one of the most defiant slaves ever. Known as the “Moses” of her people and leader of the Underground […]

*Acclaimed director Kasi Lemmons is speaking out about working with Nigerian actress Cynthia Erivo, who is set to star in the titular role of “ Harriet.” The film is “tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds […]

[…] Emmy Awards and fired off a series of tweets attacking the star for choosing the moment to highligh the plight of black women in Hollywood. Grahn even belittled Viola’s Harriet Tubman quote. Needless to say, she has been shredded by Black Twitter. Actress Viola Davis (C) accepts Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for ‘How […]

*The people have spoken. And from the looks of a new poll, Harriet Tubman is the top choice for being the first woman on the $20 bill. Tubman is noted for using the Underground Railroad to help hundreds of slaves escape to freedom. According to The Huffington Post, the abolitionist received 33.6 percent of […]

An image of Harriet Tubman seen on a $20 bill. (H.G. Smith / Ohio History Connection / MGN) *A Republican congressman has launched an effort to block the Treasury from redesigning U.S. currency, a move that could prevent the government from replacing Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet […]