The push to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill has faltered, but the fight continues. On May 22, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated that the Treasury Department would not address the issue until 2026, with the earliest implementation planned for 2028.
During questioning on Capitol Hill by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Mnuchin
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This issue is another factor in showing how racist the President and his party is. In Canada we are in no way perfect when dealing with race but at least we have a black woman (Viola Desmond) who is Canada’s Rosa Parks on our $10 bill. The $10 bank note won for the best currency in the world for 2019. It shouldn’t even be a problem putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. She was a true example of patriotism then all of those old white men that are on the currency today.