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Monument Honoring Harriet Tubman Coming To Newark

A new monument honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman is coming to the city of…
by Brandee Sanders
08.25.21
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Dr. Maya Angelou To Be Featured On Quarter

Legendary literary giant Dr. Maya Angelou will be featured on the U.S. quarter.
by Brandee Sanders
08.26.21
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Harriet Tubman Could Soon Appear On $20 Bill

An Obama-era initiative to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is being revisited after stalling in the Trump administration…
by Charise Frazier
08.30.21
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Harriet Tubman Museum Coming To Cape May

A new museum memorializing the legacy of abolitionist Harriet Tubman is coming to New Jersey.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
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Harriet Tubman’s Family Speaks Out On Julia Roberts

People are still disgusted that anyone thought it was a logical idea for Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
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Julia Roberts Was Considered To Play Harriet Tubman

The caucasity of it all.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
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Joe Brown Doesn't Want Tubman On $20 Bill

Judge Joe Brown is outraged at the thought of Harriet Tubman being on the $20 bill.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
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Black Women Say They Were Profiled Watching ‘Harriet’

The incident happened at a theater in Louisiana.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
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What 'Harriet' Controversies Could Mean For 2020 Election

It’s absolutely frightening that the same duplicitous online tactics that helped elect Donald Trump are still working in 2019 surrounding…
by David Dennis, Jr.
03.30.20
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New 'Harriet' Movie Exceeds Expectations At Box Office

Cynthia Erivo starred in the film as Harriet Tubman.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
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Is 'Harriet' Movie Too Sympathetic To White Folks?

Twitter and film critics chime in.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
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Black Women's Group Slams Studio Behind 'Harriet' Movie

An initiative for the upcoming movie on Harriet Tubman didn't go as planned.
by NewsOne Staff
04.29.21
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Isaiah Washington Compares Himself To Harriet Tubman

After a Twitter spat with Soledad O'Brien, the actor makes a bogus claim.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Moses Of Her People

$1.6M In Grants Donated To Preserve Black Sites

$1.6 million in grants will go towards the preservation of 22 historic Black sites throughout the country.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
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Harriet Tubman's Church Faces Uncertain Future

Members and descendants of the original 200-member congregation of the Salem Chapel BME church, the historic site where Harriet Tubman…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.29.21
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Trump Unlikely To Place Tubman On $20 Bill

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will not commit to Obama's plan of placing a portrait of abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the…
by nigelroberts1
08.31.17
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Aisha Hinds & Underground Reincarnate Harriet Tubman

“It’s so much bigger than a performance,” Aisha Hinds says through tears to a circle of women journalists at the…
by Ronda Racha Penrice, Contributor
04.13.17
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Library Of Congress And Smithsonian Team Up To…

With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was…
by Bruce Goodwin II
04.03.17
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Harriet Tubman Photo Sells For $162K

A rare photo of Underground Railroad hero and 19th century abolitionist Harriet Tubman sold at a New York City auction…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.01.17
WGN America's 'Underground' Season Two Premiere Screening

Rise Up! Sisters Do It For Themselves In…

Even in this “golden age of Black television,” WGN America’s Underground, a series about slavery, is an unlikely hit. A…
by Ronda Racha Penrice, Contributing Writer
03.10.17
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