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I'm Glad the Harriet Tubman Biopic Is on Its Way, So Some of You Can Finally Learn About the Underground Railroad
The trailer for the biopic about Harriet Tubman—called Harriet—recently hit the internets; the movie hits theaters in November. The film (perhaps controversially) stars Cynthia Erivo in the role of the most famous Harriet of all time. I have no facts to back up that statement but I feel it in my soul so I’m going…
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Maze Will Stop Featuring Frankie Beverly Before Harriet Tubman Makes It Onto the $20 Bill
Let’s be clear about this: President Donald Trump, the white nationalist president who appeals to racist Midwesterners and Southerners by leaning into his racist charm, never wanted a black woman on American currency. Hell, he said as much when he was just regular Russian-citizen Trump. As a candidate, Trump said that putting the former slave…
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House Blocks Iowa Rep.'s Amendment to Keep Harriet Tubman Off $20 Bill
Harriet Tubman will still be appearing on the $20 bill, despite an Iowa representative’s best efforts to stop the Treasury Department from redesigning the currency. On Tuesday the House Rules Committee blocked an amendment by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) that would have stopped the rollout of the new currency, Talking Points Memo reports. The amendment,…