Harriet Tubman's legacy as an abolitionist, astronomer, suffragist, & so much more is often overlooked — here's what you should know about her, and how she's being celebrated during her bicentennial year
(with @JProfessor, @KCLiffLarson, and @MsMagazine)
Wow! Wow!! Karen V. Hill, Director of the Harriet Tubman Home: 'She Was Able To Separate the Brutality of Slavery From How She Loved the Land' https://t.co/ct1p8DjExk via @msmagazine
The Baltimore Sun has a wonderful story about the #HarrietTubman bicentennial, which is happening this year! Tubman was born 200 years ago in Dorchester County, MD. The story also includes a roundup of commemorative events around Maryland and beyond. https://t.co/neMyNrtEYX
Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, marking how far the average Black woman has to work into the new year—7 months—to make the same amount as the average non-Hispanic white man made in the previous year.
Black women face a persistent pay gap, including in essential occupations⬇️