Following the late April announcement that Viola Davis will star in an HBO Films project about the life of Harriet Tubman, the push is on for it to film in the famed abolitionist's adopted home of ...

Keep an eye out for “Harriet,” a biopic on the famed 19th-century abolitionist Harriet Tubman, which will be filming in central Virginia starting Monday through early December. “Harriet” is the first ...

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking HBO to film its movie about abolitionist Harriet Tubman at the historic site of her former home in central ...

At this year’s New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF), which takes place October 16 through 23, the New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) will celebrate three decades of celebrating local and international cinema ...

*Attention Dr. Boyce Watkins and other “Harriet” haters, this is an open letter to you! This film was under calls for a boycott prior to the release because of Comcast’s involvement with the film and ...

The first major motion picture about Harriet Tubman will hit theaters Nov. 1, distributor Focus Features announced Tuesday. And released alongside the date was the first trailer showing Tony Award ...

Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman became an abolitionist, humanitarian and leader of the Underground Railroad, ...

The page had been edited to remove material about the antislavery leader. Other government pages have been changed or deleted amid efforts to scrub references to diversity and inclusion. By Sara ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Bob the Drag Queen about his new book, "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert," in which Tubman returns to life and wants to use hip-hop to spread her message. You can call ...