US renews plans to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
Washington (AFP) - The White House said Monday it was expediting plans to put Harriet Tubman, a Black woman who escaped slavery and became a leader of the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement, on the $20 bill, a project that had been significantly delayed under Donald Trump. The move means Tubman would become the first African American to feature on a US bill. The project, launched by former president Barack Obama, has come back to the forefront after historic demonstrations denouncing racism and police violence against people of color. "The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts...