The Glory Of Gospel Oct 5, 2008
The 15-member Non-Stop Praise choir rocks the sanctuary with a driving treatment of Walker's "Oh Lord We Praise You" during Sunday service at New St. Paul, where a painting of "The Last Supper" hangs behind the pulpit and portraits of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass line the side walls. Children in the congregation join in on tambourines. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Our View: Hits & Misses Oct 3, 2008
Who knows, maybe with increased attention toward William Seward and Harriet Tubman, someone can figure out a way to promote the Fillmore site alongside the others to tourists. . (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Bus tour takes students to visit Harriett Tubman's home Sep 22, 2008
Jessica Santana began to cry before entering the home of Harriet Tubman on Sunday. "I was getting really emotional and moved by the opportunity to come," said Santana, a sophomore accounting major. (Daily Orange, NY)
Spike Lee picks a fight Sep 21, 2008
There's a key line in this film, a debate between Derek Luke's character and Michael Ealy's character, and Luke's character says, "This is about the future." They might not have thought about it, but all the stuff that has happened, the black men that have fought in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Dr. King, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Jesse Jackson, Sojourner Truth, W. Dubois, Booker T. Washington - all these things... (Boston Globe)
Georgette Watson, 64; activist helped clean up Boston's streets Sep 7, 2008
"She was like a Harriet Tubman who was willing to stand up again and again," Wall said. Mrs. Watson was "a woman of courage who finally said, 'I'm mad as heck and I'm not going to take it anymore,' " Wall said. (Boston Globe)
Racy Ciara mag cover Sep 6, 2008
Harriet Tubman, as for your comment Little head doing all the thinking today - God made a mistake when he made men - he only gave us enough blood for one head to function at a time - so it is God s fault ... Harriet Tubman you are a FOOL ... By Harriet Tubman-reloaded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Schumer says Tubman Home status is advancing Sep 4, 2008
AUBURN A federal proposal to make the Harriet Tubman Home a national park and a state proposal to tighten regulations on trucks driving through central New York are both progressing, U.S. Sen ... It is the best way to ensure the legacy of Harriet Tubman is not forgotten, she said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Frederick Douglass' Journey Sep 4, 2008
One of the most famous conductors was Harriet Tubman, a woman considered so dangerous to slaveowners that her capture was worth $40,000. Douglass worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, as well as a station master in Rochester, New York. (Suite101.com)
Imagine our politicians' words stirring us Sep 2, 2008
There were also references to Thomas Jefferson, the Seneca Falls feminists, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and, of course, Democratic political worthies. This was a party, and this a country, deeply conscious of history. (Globe and Mail)
SOUND OF SILENCE Aug 31, 2008
They informed us that only "a few" men supported the women's suffrage movement, promised to eliminate the need to import oil within 10 years, attributed a long quotation to Harriet Tubman that Tubman never said, vowed to use a "line by line" method of eliminating waste from the government budget more than a decade after the line-item veto was ruled unconstitutional, and issued an unexpected yet touching plug for the 1970s TV series "Eight Is Enough.". Eight speakers, and eight is enough. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Convention highlights Aug 30, 2008
Puma PAC, one of the hardline pro-Clinton groups refusing to support Obama, who thought Clinton's invocation of Harriet Tubman in her endorsement of Obama ("keep running!") was a secret code meaning they should keep up their campaign. About this article. (guardian.co.uk)
Auburn's wonders Aug 29, 2008
Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, 3 ... No. 2: Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged ... 7 percent of the vote, students declared the structure that represents Harriet Tubman's entrepreneurial venture and her dedication to helping others as Auburn's. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Delegates reminded that Nov. 4 is real prize, not nomination Aug 28, 2008
She asked that we not be discouraged by her failure and in a wonderful reference to Harriet Tubman s words, emphasized that Americans must always keep on going, no matter what happens. Her speech accomplished many things at the same time: Validated her backers, intensified support for Barack Obama, and made comparisons between Bush and McCain. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Post a comment Aug 28, 2008
It was in the unlikely and yet profoundly appropriate figure of Harriet Tubman that Senator Clinton found her muse. A symbol of both African American heritage and Feminist history, the invocation of Tubman s famed keep going exhortation brought the crowd to its feet and the convention hall to deafening roar. (International Herald Tribune)
Ladies on the Trail Aug 28, 2008
Unless John McCain picks a woman as his running mate, the next president and vice president will both be men. And whichever of them reach those offices will owe a lot to the women who worked to elect them. (Human Events Online)
Clinton's journey awakens a new women's movement Aug 27, 2008
Gloria Allred, the celebrity women's rights lawyer from Los Angeles and a Clinton delegate, told the crowd at the end of the march, "We will honor the voters who elected us." She then rattled off the names of women's rights leaders emblazoned on a scarf she wore around her neck: Harriet Tubman, Golda Meir, Abigail Adams, Susan B. Anthony. Quoting Eleanor Roosevelt, she said, "Women are like tea bags; they never know how strong they are until they're in hot water.". (Boston Globe)
Auburn schools put out ‘No trespassing' sign Aug 13, 2008
The next board meeting is slated for 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building, 78 Thornton Ave., Auburn. . (Auburn Citizen, NY)
LETTER: One person doesnt speak for entire race Aug 8, 2008
injustice85 wrote on Aug 7, 2008 12:43 PM:" Oh and Jesse Jackson can go fly a kite dude. All he wants to do is suck up any media attention the crony can get. Al sharptons not as bad but I meant people like Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas and who not. Jack Pierce can't sum all african americans because of some crappy leaders. Look how many horrible horrible white men are at power. ". miltmart wrote on Aug 7, 2008 10:26 PM:" Injustice85 wrote: "I just feel like he's wanting... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Tubman park federal legislation formally introduced Aug 1, 2008
The fate of a proposal to establish a Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn -- a move that would bring more than 7 million in federal funds -- is now in the hands of the U.S. Congress. Sens. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
High Achievers Aug 1, 2008
Julia Ryan, a fifth-grade student at St. Mary s School in Melrose, won the fifth-grade entry, a poster based on highlights of Harriet Tubman s life. The winning sixth-grade entry, won by Carolyn Ryan, also a student at St. Mary s School, depicted highlights of Betsy Ross s accomplishments. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Two students win Melrose Emblem Clubs Americanism Poster Contest Jul 27, 2008
We are pleased to announce that the fifth-grade entry, a poster based on highlights of Harriet Tubman s life, was won by Julia Ryan, a fifth-grade student at St. Mary s School in Melrose. The winning sixth-grade entry depicted highlights of Betsy Ross s accomplishments, and was submitted by Carolyn Ryan, also a student at St. Mary s School. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Georgia may get less federal cash Jul 25, 2008
"I'm not embarrassed by any of these requests," Chambliss said, citing projects he has promoted, such as a museum honoring abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman and an aviation museum at Robins Air Force Base. Those projects have educational value, he said, unlike the much criticized earmark that was proposed for a museum memorializing the 1969 Woodstock, N.Y., rock festival. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
History tour races the rainfall Jul 22, 2008
When the tour started, the skies were clear, the sun was shinning, and the visitors stuck next to the large shady trees to shelter themselves from the heat as Sullivan discussed the impact of local legends such as William Seward, Harriet Tubman, Jerome Holland, Thomas Osbourne and. Theodore Pomeroy on local and national history. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Ambling along Route 20: Author Mac Nelson's 20 West: The Great Road across America follows the highway from coast to coast Jul 22, 2008
Nelson also pays his respects to evangelist Charles Grandison Finney, Harriet Tubman, and the pioneer feminists of Seneca Falls. And he's pleased that quirky religious communities still come to his Great Road--noisy now, but, "once in a while I do hear a very old, rural sound: clopclopclopclop, an Amish horse and buggy going briskly by as though it were 1850. My Amish neighbors are fairly recent immigrants to the county. ... In the last fifty years, pressed by their large families and... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Commentswere thePitts (1) Jul 19, 2008
But if Helms and other right-thinking individuals had been given the leeway to allow the American people to decide, we might instead be celebrating a day in honor of Frederick Douglas or Malcolm X or Rosa Parks or Harriet Tubman. And in the end, Pitts shows exactly why those like himself, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton -- as well as those who follow their poor leadership -- continue to perpetuate racism in this country. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Awesome family videos: The list goes on! Jul 15, 2008
We could and perhaps should have included the wonderful 1972 film "Sounder" on the list (it got several votes), and the 1976 TV miniseries about Harriet Tubman, "A Woman Called Moses," should be required viewing for all Americans. But I don't think questions of representation or diversity, important as they may be, really speak to this reader's point. (Salon)
Entrepreneurial Tightrope Jul 2, 2008
In reading and contemplating the life of Harriet Tubman and her Underground Railroad, I uncovered several important things I've applied to business development over the years. Perhaps there is something here that can help you. (USA Today -- Money)
Rupa Marya composes songs with meaning that go beyond words Jun 27, 2008
A pillar of the Bay Area jazz scene, Shelby is an ambitious composer who has released a series of thematic albums featuring his jazz orchestra, most recently a thrilling oratorio inspired by the life of Harriet Tubman. He started hearing Marya perform around the Mission District, a historically Latino neighborhood with a plethora of clubs, and ended up contributing to two "Extraordinary Rendition" tracks, the yearning "La Pecheuse" and the seductive Hindustani chant "Yaad.". (Boston Globe)
Auburn to keep summer school Jun 26, 2008
The next board meeting will be at 6 p.m. July 7 at the Harriet Tubman Administrative Building, 78 Thornton Ave., Auburn. Staff writer Alyssa Sunkin can be reached at 253-5311 ext. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Tubman house nears historical site status Jun 21, 2008
The National Park Service is moving forward with plans that could establish Auburn properties linked to Harriet Tubman as a national historic site, a move that may lead to substantial federal funding and a new management approach for the Tubman Home property ... Harriet Tubman was undoubtedly one of the earliest and most honorable civil rights leaders, helping African-Americans escape slavery using the Underground Railroad, Schumer said ... It is an honor to have such strong ties to Harriet... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Local Leaders Host Underground Jun 21, 2008
The most famous conductor was Harriet Tubman, who was said to have made 19 trips, freeing some 300 people from slavery. For more information on the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and how you can visit or support it, go to. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
National park in Auburn honoring Tubman moves forward Jun 20, 2008
The National Park Service has decided to pursue the creation of two parks honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman, including one in Auburn. Tubman lived the last years of her life in Auburn. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Auburn school voters: ‘No' still means ‘no' Jun 19, 2008
The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Harriet Tubman Administrative Building to officiate the results of the vote. In that meeting and in the coming weeks, the board will deliberate and discuss what these reductions will look like. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
No public comment on Auburn budget Jun 12, 2008
A special board meeting is slated for 5:30 p.m. June 18 in the Harriet Tubman Administration Building, 78 Thornton Ave., Auburn. Staff writer Alyssa Sunkin can be reached at 253-5311 ext. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Letters for Friday, June 6, 2008 Jun 7, 2008
Tell Frederick Douglas and Harriet Tubman. Tell Richard Wright and Zora Neale. (Missoulian, MT)
New in paperback Jun 5, 2008
Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life by Beverly Lowry (Anchor Books, $15. 95, reprint) Biography of the Underground Railroad organizer; non-fiction. (USA Today -- Life)
SU students study Civil War veterans May 23, 2008
Many prominent African-Americans came to visit the camp, among them Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. During his visit Douglass noticed, Black recruits being punished for military infractions, a practice, which disturbed him deeply since most of the recruits already bore the scares from slavery. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Auburn school budget fails by three votes May 22, 2008
The school board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building to discuss next steps. The proposed budget of 66,490,371 carried a tax levy increase of 3. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Diversity in Boston business May 22, 2008
The legacy heirs of Fredrick Douglass, Charles Sumner, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and William Monroe Trotter are those Bostonians who understand that the 21st century barometer for making Massachusetts a location of choice for people of color, as stated in the preamble of the Commonwealth Compact, is inextricably tied to progress in growing and sustaining African-American businesses of scale, minority CEOs, and minority corporate board directors. The Commonwealth Compact has the... (Boston Globe)
Live where you workJersey City looking to make home ownership more affordable May 11, 2008
West Paterson-based Franklin Development Group, is building Harriet Tubman Homes, an eight-unit affordable housing project on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City, and starting construction later this year on Summit Heights, a $16 million, 45-unit building at 1201-1217 Summit Ave. between Hague Street and Secaucus Road near the Jersey City-Union City border. Both projects will have a mix of workforce housing and low- and moderate-income units. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
The Boss, Sinatra Among NJ Hall Of Fame Inductees May 5, 2008
All inductees must have lived in the state for at least five years, though organizers made an exception to that rule for Underground Railroad pioneer Harriet Tubman. . (CBS 2, NY)
The Boss, Sinatra among N.J. Hall of Fame's first inductees May 5, 2008
All inductees must have lived in the state for at least five years, though organizers made an exception to that rule for Underground Railroad pioneer Harriet Tubman. 2008 Associated Press. (NJ.com -- News)
New Jersey Hall of Fame's First 15 Inductees May 4, 2008
Harriet Tubman, who used Cape May as a base, was involved in the Underground Railroad. . (Newsmax)
Underground Railroad conductor impersonator to present program May 2, 2008
Kathryn Harris will portray Harriet Tubman, an Underground Railroad conductor, today in a 1:50 p.m. school assembly in front of Odell and St. Paul grade schools ... Kathryn Harris will portray Harriet Tubman ... The program is titled An Evening with Harriet Tubman. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Tales from the Trail Storytelling Festival featured at area libraries Apr 17, 2008
On Friday, April 18, Kathryn M. Harris, who portrays the character of Harriet Tubman is scheduled to appear at 3:45 p.m. at the Peoria Heights Public Library and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Pekin Public Library. Harris serves as the library services director at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
King's memory honored with candlelight vigil Apr 10, 2008
"Today, we paid homage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, the slaves of the Middle Passage and people's relatives," Wright said. Edward Ramsamy, an associate professor of the Department of Africana Studies, said despite the cold, the amount of people participating was heartening. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
The prophetic anger of MLK Apr 4, 2008
Harriet Tubman was inspired by black religious belief to lead hundreds of black souls out of slavery. For many blacks, religion and social rebellion went hand in hand. (Los Angeles Times)
Ulman budget: $420.8M Apr 4, 2008
Trimmed from the school system's budget request were a plan to covert the old Cedar Lane School in Columbia into a community center and a plan to move the schools' maintenance facilities out of the historic Harriet Tubman School into a new space. The cuts were necessary because funding requests from the board and other county departments amounted to more than the county could afford, Ulman said, adding that, compared to the current fiscal year, officials are expecting in the coming year a nearly... (Columbia Flier, MD)
Room Full of Sisters celebrates a local legacy Mar 28, 2008
From the birthplace of the suffrage movement in Seneca Falls to Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, many women have come through the area on their way to making history. Photo providedJoanne Shenandoah, an award-winning musician, will be a featured guest at this year's Room Full of Sisters event in the Holiday Inn in Auburn. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Read on... Mar 19, 2008
Adam Carolla - Entertainment News, Web Exclusive, Media - Variety. Variety: Digital Editions. (Variety)
Is Brown the New Black? Mar 18, 2008
The top three were Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman. Although Hispanics now make up over one-fifth of public school students, there were no Spanish surnames on this top-ten list. (The American Conservative)
Our View: Hits & Misses Mar 15, 2008
HIT: To the local celebration of Harriet Tubman Day. The American heroine was honored at the Tubman Home with song, dance and words that were a fitting way to remember a woman who made Auburn her home. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Finally, there's a city budgetCouncil introduces $463M plan; approves funding for 45-unit Heights project Mar 15, 2008
Summit Heights will be built by City Lines Properties, a subsidiary of the West Paterson-based Franklin Development Group, which is also building Harriet Tubman Homes, an 8-unit affordable project on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City. The entire cost of the project according to Paul DeBellis, a partner in City Lines, is estimated at $16. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Women's History Month, 2008 Mar 15, 2008
Harriet Tubman fought racial injustice and opened doors for more Americans to participate fully in our society. Today, women are continuing this legacy of leadership as entrepreneurs, doctors, teachers, scientists, lawyers, artists, and public officials. (White House News Releases)
Judkins reenacts Civil War Mar 8, 2008
While widely recognized historical figures such as Lincoln, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were represented, lesser-known figures, such as Elizabeth Keckley, were also thrown into the mix. Keckley, a former slave, served as the dressmaker and close confidant of first lady Mary Lincoln, and was instrumental in introducing black abolitionists to President Lincoln. (Santa Maria Times)
Oldest black church in upstate NY getting tech make over Mar 7, 2008
Frederick Douglas spoke there, Harriet Tubman slept there, and some of the earliest black units who fought in the Civil War rallied there as recruits. Financing closed on Monday, March 3, and the project is scheduled for completion in June. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Jessup celebrates cultural pride Mar 3, 2008
Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks: each one of these historical figures made a strong impression on the students at Jessup about cultural pride and harmony. They changed our history, said Gaby, one of the fourth-graders who would be participating in Friday morning s school program, On the Wings of Black History. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
More than words Feb 29, 2008
Harriet Tubman, Oprah Winfrey, Jackie Robinson, and Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, and Larry Bell were among the many entries. Following the reception, guests were treated to refreshments as they browsed the various essays that adorned the walls in the lobby at city hall. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
James McBride's 'Song Yet Sung' Feb 27, 2008
Historical fiction partly based on historical people, Harriet Tubman, in this book, and other fictional characters. Of course McBride would have to make up other forms of the Code, but that s what is so interesting about reading and writing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Heroes, in their words Feb 26, 2008
Martin read about G. W. Carver, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Nat Turner and he dreamed of black's rights, respect and freedom everywhere forever. Martin lived for that dream to come true someday. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Stirring look at black life, then and now Feb 26, 2008
James McBride, author of the best-selling memoir "," was driving some back roads in Maryland when he found a historical marker honoring Harriet Tubman, the former slave who helped rescue an estimated 300 slaves via the Underground Railroad. She was a mystical woman, given to strange dreams and visions, yet her life story had become "a children's tale, a moral, polite good-girl story taught to elementary school kids," as McBride writes in an author's note in his new novel, ".". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Teens facing knowledge gap Feb 26, 2008
"What a better thing it would be if people also had the Civil War part and the civil rights part, and the Harriet Tubman part and the Uncle Tom's Cabin part.". The findings probably won't sit well with educators, who say record numbers of students are taking college-level Advanced Placement history, literature and other courses in high school. (USA Today)
Churches offer a joint black history lesson Feb 25, 2008
Gloria Sayles portrays the abolitionist Harriet Tubman at Holy Family Episcopal Church in Fresno on Sunday morning ... Who is Harriet Tubman ... The centerpiece of the service was Gloria Sayles' solo portrayal of Harriet Tubman. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Remembering the past Feb 24, 2008
Just after attendees finished their fried chicken, collard greens, black-eyed peas and potato salad, Judy Winston took the stage to speak on behalf of historical hero Harriet Tubman. Winston portrayed Tubman, both in describing leading slaves to freedom and how Tubman might have looked on Saturday's event. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Dick Morris, Eileen McGann: Hillary Goofs Again! Feb 19, 2008
She renamed post offices, founded a national park in Puerto Rico and expressed the sense of the Senate that Harriet Tubman should have gotten a federal pension 150 years ago. Her only actual legislation included one bill to increase nurse recruitment, another to aid respite time for Alzheimer s care givers and another to expand veterans health benefits, a paltry output for six years service. (Fox News)
