Naturally, Members of the House GOP Tried to Block Putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill
Despite the efforts of some of its members, the House GOP will not vote to keep antislavery activist Harriet Tubman off of the $20 bill.
Jim Webb Gets Very Emotional About Andrew Jackson, the $20 Bill and the 'Myth of White Privilege'
Jim Webb, a former Senator who once killed a guy, dropped out of the Democratic primaries race back in October. We miss him. We miss him so much. We are so delighted to see Jim Webb, back in here with a very exciting op-ed about the $20 bill and “the myth of universal white privilege.”
Fox News Anchor Greta van Susteren Has an Idea: Put Harriet Tubman on a New $25 Bill
Greta van Susteren, the Fox News anchor and remarkably productive blogger, had some thoughts last night about the U.S. Treasury’s decision to substitute the visage of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman for the current one of President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bank note. Greta, take it away:
Put Ben Carson on the Penny and Call it the Benny
Former presidential candidate Ben Carson, who’s still 100-percent worthy of my love, doesn’t understand why we have to boot Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill in favor of Harriet Tubman. Why not put her on a lesser bill to match her subservient position? Perhaps a bill that’s barely in circulation?
Harriet Tubman Will Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 but Hamilton Will Stay on the $10
Later today, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew is expected to announce major redesigns to the $10 and $20 bills. In June 2015, Lew confirmed that the department would redesign the $10 bill and replace Alexander Hamilton with a woman. The replacement was scheduled to appear in 2020—the 100th anniversary of the…
The Treasury Wants Hamilton Fans to Know They're Gonna Love the New Ten-Dollar Bill
Don’t worry, Hamilton fans: the Secretary of the Treasury has personally assured Lin-Manuel Miranda that you will be pleased with the redesign of the ten-dollar bill.
Watch Drunk History Take on Harriet Tubman--Starring Octavia Spencer
Not only did this week’s Drunk History feature the story of Harriet Tubman’s wartime spying and daring Combahee River raid, but they also got Crissle West to tell it—“Harriet Tubman is coming with her army full of bad bitches”—and cast Oscar winner Octavia Spencer as Tubman herself.
Should Harriet Tubman Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill?
Harriet Tubman would be the perfect replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, according to a contest held by a group called Women on 20s.
Viola Davis Will Play Harriet Tubman in an HBO Biopic
Great news for Viola Davis fans and bad news for people exhausted with slave movies: Davis is officially starring as Harriet Tubman in an HBO biopic.
A Woman Could Be Replacing Jackson on the $20 Bill
President Andrew Jackson could be getting the boot from the $20 if a legislative bill that puts a historical female icon in his place gets passed. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Women on the Twenty Act, which would call for a “panel of citizens” to advise Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on finding a…
Russell Simmons Apologizes for Icky Harriet Tubman Sex Tape Video
The founder of Def Jam and the former Mr. Kimora Lee Simmons apologized Thursday for releasing a video that depicted Harriet Tubman, the woman that freed the slaves, blackmailing her slave owner by secretly filming a sex tape with the two of them together.
Traveler Sues Over Bloody Balls • Herpes Vaccine In The Works
• A Canadian judge has ruled against a man who sued Air Transat after a flight attendant refused to examine his balls. The unhappy passenger was bleeding, but the (male) attendant opted not to look at his junk. •
Memo To Hillary Clinton: You're A Presidential Hopeful, Not An American Hero
Something was clearly amiss the moment we walked into Hillary Clinton's "Party on a Pier" fundraiser last night.
