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

Jan 25, 2021
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.
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Hidden Brain
What if our economy is built not on traditional theories of rational behavior, but on narratives and psychology?
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The Story Of Money: How Human Behavior Shapes Economies — And Vice Versa

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

Jun 24, 2019
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.
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Politics
Harriet Tubman won't be put on the $20 bill during the Trump administration.
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Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill? Not During The Trump Administration

May 22, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ruled out any changes to the U.S. currency imagery before 2028.
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Code Switch
Kenyatta Forbes, the creator of "Trading Races."
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A New Card Game Asks, 'Who's Blacker?'

Mar 16, 2017
What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be blacker?
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The Salt

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

Apr 27, 2016
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.
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Politics
A photograph of escaped slave abolitionist Harriet Tubman is was displayed on Capitol Hill last year.
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#MemeOfTheWeek: Harriet Tubman And The Evolution Of Internet Phenomena

Apr 21, 2016
Over the course of just one day, Harriet Tubman and her new place on our money came to represent the eternal timeline of Internet phenomena.
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The Two-Way
American abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) led many slaves to safety using the abolitionist network known as the Underground Railroad.
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Treasury Decides To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

Apr 20, 2016
The decision caps a public campaign asking for the change and months of deliberation by the Treasury.
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