A rare photo of Underground Railroad hero and 19th century abolitionist Harriet Tubman sold at a New York City auction for $162,500 Thursday.

A rare photo of Harriet Tubman, one of American most revered freedom fighters, has just surfaced in Auburn, N.Y., where she made her home after the Civil War.

Federal parks officials held a signing ceremony and formally established the new Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in upstate New York, honoring the courageous abolitionist on Tuesday.

The ask for a statue of the abolitionist has been brought forth before but failed in 2012 and 2013.

Steve King hopes his addendum will be attached to a wider bill that addresses overall Treasury funding.

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According to Richard Baird, an advisor for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, the city of Flint might be $28 million short in funds to remove the old lead-contaminated water lines. On Friday, Baird said the budget has risen from $27 million to $55 million. “Where we have lead lines or other non-lead lines that are unsafe, they […]

Harriet Tubman has been very busy over the last couple of weeks.

Now that legendary singer Prince has passed on, many people are wondering who will inherit his fortune. Although the artist was very proactive about handling legal matters surrounding the rights to his music, there’s no word on whether he had a will. Prince never conceived any children, both of his parents have passed away, and he […]

Donald Trump rejects the decision to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. He blames political correctness for the decision.

Black Twitter reacts to Harriet Tubman's face on the $20 bill.

The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to  announce today that abolitionist icon Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson’s visage on the $20 bill.

You haven’t heard the true story of Harriet Tubman until you’ve watched Comedy Central’s Drunk History segment with Crissle West and Octavia Spencer. Curated by comedian Derek…