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By Sesali B. • 8 years ago

A woman is going to grace the new $10 bill… Yay?

Jack Lew, the Secretary of the Treasury, announced this week that Alexander Hamilton will be moving aside as the face of the $10 bill to make room for a woman. Literally, he’ll be sharing the spotlight with the unannounced woman starting in 2020, to mark 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. 

Jack Lew, the Secretary of the Treasury, announced this week that Alexander Hamilton will be moving aside as the face of the $10 bill to make room for a woman. Literally, he’ll be sharing the spotlight with ...
By Alexandra Brodsky • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

#fuckcispeople is trending on Twitter. Read it.

The Ohio “heartbeat” bill to ban abortion after six weeks is back.

Dream Defenders leave capitol: “our work has grown too big for these halls.”

A NARAL intern went undercover at a crisis pregnancy center.

Six facts about Harriet Tubman that have nothing to do with Russell Simmons.

Keeping with the theme: six things to know as a queer freshman.

Letters from black men (including our own Mychal) in response to #blackpowerisforblackmen.

 

 

#fuckcispeople is trending on Twitter. Read it.

The Ohio “heartbeat” bill to ban abortion after six weeks is back.

Dream Defenders leave capitol: “our work has grown too big for these halls.”

A NARAL ...
By Katie Halper • 10 years ago

The offensive Harriet Tubman video Russell Simmons produced and then removed

I know. It sounds like a great idea. A comedic reenactment of Harriet Tubman, which includes sex scenes between the leader of the Underground Railroad and her master. What could possible go wrong? Everything, obviously.

Less than one day after releasing this YouTube video about Harriet Tubman, All Def Digital (ADD), the creation of Russell Simmons and Awesomeness TV CEO Brian Robbin, removed it. In the video,  ADD History: Harriet Tubman Sex Tape, Harriet Tubman has sex with her slave owners, has her fellow slaves record it, and then uses the recording to blackmail the masters into setting the slaves free.

Simmons took to his website Global Grind  to apologize for the video:

In the whole history of Def Comedy Jam, ...

I know. It sounds like a great idea. A comedic reenactment of Harriet Tubman, which includes sex scenes between the leader of the Underground Railroad and her master. What could possible go wrong? Everything, obviously.

Less than ...