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The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman

5:17pm January 04, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The designs featured on the coins honor Tubman's life and her work as an abolitionist and social activist. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins.

The new Harriet Tubman monument, titled 'Shadow of a Face' by architect Nina Cooke John, is in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

A monument of Harriet Tubman now replaces a statue of Christopher Columbus in Newark

9:05pm March 13, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The title of the city's monument was inspired by Robert Hayden's 1962 poem entitled "Runagate Runagate," which references Tubman.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, pictured on Capitol Hill last month, called for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit during an interview with NPR on Thursday.

Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

4:15pm July 15, 2021

In an interview with NPR, the Treasury secretary calls to permanently expand the child tax credit being paid out to American families starting this week.

Supporters rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019 to demand that American abolitionist Harriet Tubman's image be put on the $20 bill.

Biden Administration Will 'Speed Up' Efforts To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

4:27pm January 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Press secretary Jen Psaki said it's important that "our money ... reflect the history and diversity of our country." The effort to redesign the $20 bill foundered during the Trump administration.

What if our economy is built not on traditional theories of rational behavior, but on narratives and psychology?

Economy

The Story Of Money: How Human Behavior Shapes Economies — And Vice Versa

12:23pm January 21, 2020

What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives.

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The Department of Treasury announced it would be issuing a new $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman, but last month Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that won't happen until 2028. Now, the acting inspector general says he's launching an investigation into the ca

National

Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

6:13pm June 24, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Prompted by a request by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the department's acting inspector general said he will look into what led to a postponement of the abolitionist's appearance on the note.

Harriet Tubman won't be put on the $20 bill during the Trump administration.

Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill? Not During The Trump Administration

4:32pm May 22, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ruled out any changes to the U.S. currency imagery before 2028.

Trading Races, a new game by Kenyatta Forbes, asks players to talk about what it means to be black.

Arts

A New Card Game Asks, 'Who's Blacker?'

1:59pm March 16, 2017

by Leah Donnella

What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be blacker?

'Nurse, Spy, Cook:' How Harriet Tubman Found Freedom Through Food

2:51pm April 27, 2016

by Nina Martyris

Tubman's role as a professional cook has often been overlooked. She self-funded many of her heroic raids to rescue slaves through an activity she enjoyed and excelled at: cooking.

What if we talked about politics the way we talk about Prince and Beyonce?

What Harriet Tubman, Prince And Beyonce Can Teach Us About Politics

2:29pm April 26, 2016

by Sam Sanders

What if we took some tips from think-piece culture in the way we talk about our politics?