Archaeologists in Maryland have unearthed the remains of a home belonging to Harriet Tubman’s father. The home site of Ben Ross was found on the 2,600-acre Peter’s Neck property that was purchased last year by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge for …
Read More »Joe Biden’s Administration To Move Forward With Putting Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill
Joe Biden is moving forward with plans to put American hero Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Goodbye, slave-owning Andrew Jackson, and hello abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. After Donald Trump delayed the process, Biden’s administration is reportedly moving forward with replacing Jackson’s face with Tubman’s face on the …
Read More »Harriet Tubman’s Family Slams Kanye’s Comments: “If It Hadn’t Been For People Like Her, He Would Still Be On That Plantation”
Kanye West made headlines this week after making some bizarre claims at his presidential campaign rally. “Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves. She just had the slaves go work for other white people,” he said. West’s comments were met with widespread backlash and even earned a response from Tubman’s …
Read More »Viola Davis Says The Idea For Julia Roberts To Play “Harriet Tubman Is Ridiculous”
Viola Davis responded to recent reports that a studio executive once suggested Julia Roberts play the lead role in the story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. “It happens all of the time [in Hollywood],” Davis, 54, recently told MadameNoire when asked to comment. “Here’s the thing, simply put: Julia Roberts as …
Read More »Julia Roberts Was Apparently Suggested to Play Harriet Tubman in Biopic
The screenwriter for the film “Harriet” reportedly revealed that a Hollywood executive thought Julia Roberts would’ve been great as the lead in the biopic. In an interview with Focus Feature, Gregory Allen Howard, the film’s producer and screenwriter, revealed that when he first started working on the film 25 years …
Read More »Trump Administration Postpones Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Release
Harriet Tubman will not grace the front of the $20 bill until 2028, Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday. Tubman, known as the female Moses, is one of the first Black women who risked her life as a slave to free others through the Underground Railroad. Tubman’s efforts as an activist …
Read More »Janelle Monae Joins Cast of Harriet Tubman Biopic
In her return to the silver screen, Janelle Monáe is joining forces with Cynthia Erivo, Vanessa Bell Calloway and more to memorialize the life and legacy of #HarrietTubman in a new biopic, “Harriet.” According to Variety, Erivo will play the iconic abolitionist, alongside a star-studded cast, including Leslie Odom Jr. …
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