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Occasionally, you see an image that you know will never leave your mind. When you close your eyes to fall sleep, it…
Dec 4
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In November, Gregory Allen Howard, the co-writer of Kasi Lemmons’s Harriet Tubman biopic, said that nearly 25 years…
Nov 20
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Not that anyone should be surprised by Hollywood’s penchant for questionable casting decisions, but this one seems…
Nov 1
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In director Kasi Lemmons’s biopic of Harriet Tubman, Tubman (Cynthia Erivo) is a woman who believes she has been poss…
Sep 18
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This post contains minor plot spoilers and is based on a screening of Harriet at the 2019 Toronto International Film…
Jul 23 2019
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The first look at the biopic Harriet is here, with Cynthia Erivo playing the gun-toting Harriet Tubman as she…
Jun 14 2019
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When Steven Mnuchin announced that the redesigned $20 featuring Harriet Tubman would be delayed until 2028, he…
May 22 2019
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The Trump administration, as part of its total dedication to excellence in being petty, hateful dicks, has pushed…
Mar 12 2018
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Last summer, as the country was embroiled in a national debate over Confederate monuments in the wake of the white…
Aug 31 2017
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Last April, it was announced that Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, a decision that at…
Feb 8 2017
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Cynthia Erivo, who was perfect in her role as Celie in Broadway’s The Color Purple, has been cast as Harriet Tubman…
Feb 7 2017
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Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 1820s. She escaped and became one of our nation’s most…
Jun 22 2016
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Despite the efforts of some of its members, the House GOP will not vote to keep antislavery activist Harriet Tubman…
Apr 25 2016
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Jim Webb, a former Senator who once killed a guy, dropped out of the Democratic primaries race back in October. We…
Apr 20 2016
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Former presidential candidate Ben Carson, who’s still 100-percent worthy of my love, doesn’t understand why we have…
Apr 20 2016
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Later today, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew is expected to announce major redesigns to the $10 and $20 bills.…
Mar 17 2016
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Don’t worry, Hamilton fans: the Secretary of the Treasury has personally assured Lin-Manuel Miranda that you will be…
Oct 16 2015
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the $10 bill will feature a woman by the year…
Sep 24 2015
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Not only did this week’s Drunk History feature the story of Harriet Tubman’s wartime spying and daring Combahee…