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Harriet Tubman to Replace Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill

*Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to announce today that Harriet Tubman will be the new face on the $20 bill. …

*Ratings records were set last week at WGN America with its new series “Underground,” drawing 3.5 million viewers for …

*Tonight marks the premiere of WGN America’s “Underground,” an ambitious 10 part series about a group of slaves …

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*“Straight Outta Compton” star Aldis Hodge and “True Blood” vet Jurnee Smollett-Bell get in the trenches this month in …

*Reparations. It seems every time African Americans bring the subject up, and those with much less melanin are within …

*A Japanese lawmaker made a remark linking President Obama to the “blood of … slaves,” and is now …

*Before the “Black Panther” documentary airs on PBS Tuesday at 9 p.m., a new episode of “Finding Your Roots” …

*The author of a children’s book pulled last month because of its depiction of happy slaves says she herself had …

*Lil Wayne’s camp is defending his appearance in a Super Bowl ad in which he is seen cooking burgers for America’s first …

*Worldwide rights to actor-director Nate Parker’s slave-rebellion drama “The Birth of a Nation,” were picked up by Fox …

*Following outrage, Scholastic has decided to pull its new picture book about George Washington that sentimentalized the …

*In March, actor Aldis Hodge premieres in WGN’s ambitious new series “Underground,” which follows a group of slaves who …

A page to get motivated, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE As …

A page to get motivated, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE The …