Movies
The Harriet Tubman story has all the elements needed for an action film: the jeopardy, the movement, the courage, the fight for freedom.
Nov. 20, 2019
Entertainment & Arts
Host Mark Olsen sits down with “Harriet” director and co-writer Kasi Lemmons about creating a biopic based on the life of abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman.
Nov. 1, 2019
Lifestyle
“Harriet” producer Debra Martin Chase says she sees how closely connected the film’s storyline is to the plight of migrants in the U.S. today.
Dec. 8, 2019
Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard saw Harriet Tubman as an action hero. Hollywood didn’t see Harriet Tubman at all. Until now.
Nov. 19, 2019
Business
The Treasury Department plans to resume efforts to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
Jan. 25, 2021
Janelle Monáe and Leslie Odom Jr. also star in “Harriet,” Focus Features’ biopic about the American hero who freed hundreds of slaves via the underground railroad.
July 23, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steve T.
Aug. 31, 2017
‘Harriet’ star Cynthia Erivo on bringing Harriet Tubman’s legacy to the screen
Sept. 9, 2019
World & Nation
Treasury Secretary Steven T.
May 22, 2019
Books
A photograph of a young Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist hero of the Underground Railroad, has been acquired by the Library of Congress and the recently opened National Museum of African American History and Culture, NBC Washington reports.
April 3, 2017