New Harriet Tubman Debit Card Has People Thinking About Wakanda
The nation’s largest Black-owned bank is honoring Harriet Tubman with a debit card, but many people on social media have their doubts. Some suggested it was more of a tribute…
Cynthia Erivo Reacts To Joaquin Phoenix’s BAFTA Speech: ‘It Meant A Lot To Me’
Cynthia Erivo praised Joaquin Phoenix for his acceptance speech at the 2020 British Academy Film Awards earlier this week, in which he criticized the lack of diversity among nominees at…
Julia Roberts As Harriet Tubman? Apparently, That’s What One Studio Exec Wanted.
The screenwriter and producer of the new Harriet Tubman biopic, “Harriet,” has revealed how a studio executive once suggested white actor Julia Roberts should play the lead role of the…
Kasi Lemmons And The Spiritual Journey of ‘Harriet’
Kasi Lemmons “expected every kind of criticism” about her film “Harriet.” The filmmaker told me as much in September during the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Harriet” held its world…
Will ‘Harriet’ Change The Conversation About Cynthia Erivo?
In “Harriet,” Kasi Lemmons’ biopic about Harriet Tubman, there’s a scene where our heroine, portrayed by Cynthia Erivo, steps on to free land as a free woman for the first…
Harriet Tubman Breaks Free In Thrilling First Trailer About Her Untold Story
The trailer for the much-anticipated Harriet Tubman biopic has finally arrived. Focus Features released the trailer for “Harriet,” which stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role, on Tuesday morning. “Eve’s…
Democratic Congresswomen Call Out Mnuchin For Delaying Tubman $20 Bill
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called on the Trump administration to commit to the Treasury Departments’ original deadline to release a new $20 bill featuring activist and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. “This…
Top Democrats Slam Trump Administration’s Delay Of Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are not letting the Trump administration off the hook for its delay in releasing a new $20 bill…
Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Leaked Weeks After Trump Administration Delayed Release
A preliminary design for a new $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman was leaked in a New York Times report Friday, less than a month after the Trump administration delayed plans…
Steve Mnuchin Says Treasury Will Miss Deadline To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wants to pass the buck to the next administration on putting famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman on a redesigned $20 bill. Mnuchin told the House Financial Services…