Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Joe Biden’s Administration To Move Forward With Putting Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill

by RaquelHarris
January 26, 2021
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Harriet Tubman

ABC News

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

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 $20 bill, a White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during her Monday news briefing. The Washington Post reports that a Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed the change. 

This change will make Tubman the first Black person to appear on American paper currency. And it’s been years since we’ve seen women on American currency; Martha Washington appeared on a $1 bill in the 1890s, and Pocahontas was pictured in a group photo on the $20 bill in the 1860s, Reuters reports. 

Derrick Johnson, the chief executive and president of the NAACP, said in a statement: “Harriet Tubman lived at a time when Congress, the Supreme Court, and our nation was abhorrently paralyzed over whether it was legal to allow one person to own another. In a true act of liberty and independence, Tubman freed herself from slavery, only to return south 19 more times, risking her own life and freedom, to save her family and hundreds of others from a life spent in slavery,” he said.

“The legacy of Harriet Tubman and other Black Americans who built the nation we know today must be recognized and celebrated in our schools, culture, and currency. The NAACP applauds the Biden administration’s announcement to change the design of the $20 bill to commemorate the full story of the significant figures in our history.”

The move is finally happening five years after Barack Obama announced plans to have Tubman on the bill in 2016. But Trump thwarted the move, sharing his admiration of Jackson and even suggesting that Tubman should just appear on the ceremonial $2 bill. He called the decision to have Tubman on the $20 bill “pure political correctness.” “Andrew Jackson had a great history,” Trump said in 2019, “and I think it’s very rough when you take somebody off the bill.”

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Subscribe

Tags: $20Andrew JacksonHarriet Tubman

Related Posts

Louisiana Rejects Bill to Help Pregnant Minors Raped, Keeps Strict Abortion Ban
News

Louisiana Lawmakers Say “No” Again to Protecting Pregnant Kids From Rape

June 5, 2025

In an emotional session that brought lawmakers and advocates to tears, Louisiana’s House committee once again rejected a bill that...

“Ma” Sequel in the Works with Octavia Spencer Returning
News

Octavia Spencer Is Bringing “Ma” Back—Yes, She’s Still Crazy

June 4, 2025

It’s official. Octavia Spencer is stepping back into her creepy party-hosting role in a sequel to Blumhouse’s hit thriller “Ma.”...

Bryana Bongolan recounts terrifying moment at Cassie’s L.A. apartment during Diddy's sex trafficking trial
News

“He Lifted Me Over the Balcony!” — Diddy Accused of Nearly Dropping Woman From 17 Floors Up

June 4, 2025

The disturbing details keep pouring out of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial, and the latest testimony has left the...

Jessie J - Selfie
News

Jessie J Reveals Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis

June 4, 2025

Jessie J is letting know that she’s been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. In a heartfelt Instagram video shared on...

Next Post
Netflix to Launch Major Entertainment, Dining, and Shopping Complexes Next Year

Netflix Announces February's New Arrivals; Includes 'The Patriot', 'Shutter Island' And More

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d