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Dwayne McDuffie was a groundbreaking writer and creative force whose influence reshaped animation and comics in ways that continue to resonate today. Through co-founding Milestone Media, he helped open doors for more diverse storytelling and established a platform where underrepresented voices could lead and thrive in mainstream comics.

His work in animation left a lasting mark, with contributions to projects such as Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock, Teen Titans, and Ben 10: Alien Force and Ultimate Alien. Across every project he touched, McDuffie brought a deep understanding of character, structure, and world-building that elevated the medium and expanded what audiences expected from superhero storytelling.

Ovide Mercredi is many things, but a terrorist isn't one of them. A lawyer, poet and member of the Order of Canada, he's an accomplished Cree leader who spent two terms leading the Assembly of First Nations in the 1990s. And yet, sitting inside his Winnipeg living room flipping through a hefty stack of formerly secret intelligence files, Mercredi is compelled to set the record straight. "I don't appreciate being called an extreme Native," the former national chief says emphatically, "because I'm not a terrorist." Yet there he is, in black and white — named in a secret 1997 domestic counterterrorism report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which lists Mercredi's call for a national day of protest against federal policy inaction as "Native extremism."

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The information war over Burkina Faso is intensifying. A US based pro Israel lobbying organization has come under criticism after publishing claims that critics argue misrepresented Burkina Faso's diplomatic posture following its decision to sever diplomatic relations with France. The post quickly fueled debate, with many accusing the group of attempting to shape international perception by suggesting Ouagadougou was moving closer to Israel despite the absence of any announced strategic partnership.

He was wrongfully raided by police in 2022

He used footage and names of the specific cops in posts, videos and songs making fun of them

The cops sued for defamation and cried in court about the songs ruining their lives

Hello! I'm in need of cash for this month's rent and bills + college for my cousin, whom I am raising/taking care myself. I haven't been able to get any commissions since last month at all, so im hoping this would spread the word. Reblogs are welcome, i'm the only one working between me and my cousin.

My goal for this month is $500, but any amount will do!

In 2026, Ilia Malinin made headlines for landing a backflip at the Winter Olympics after the move was officially re-approved under updated competition rules.

But this moment did not come out of nowhere.

In 1998, Black Olympic skater Surya Bonaly executed a one-foot backflip at the Nagano Winter Olympics, officials had deemed the move unacceptable at the time. She completed it, on one blade, in an iconic defiance of standards that repeatedly limited her innovation and expression.

What governing bodies labeled as “not allowed” in 1998 is now celebrated as history-making in 2026.

Bonaly’s backflip wasn’t a mistake or a gimmick. It was skill, athleticism, and vision, long before the sport was willing to reward it. And while rules may change, her contribution should not be erased or reframed as an afterthought.

This moment isn’t about taking anything away from today’s athletes.

While Ilia Malinin is being credited with making Olympic history in 2026, the truth is that Surya Bonaly made that history in 1998.

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In the early 1900s, the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium became one of the most brutal colonial regimes in modern history. Behind the enormous profits from rubber and ivory was a system built on terror, forced labor, and mass violence against the Congolese people.

Villages across the Congo were forced to meet impossible rubber collection quotas. Men were often taken deep into forests for days or weeks at a time to gather wild rubber while women and children were held hostage to force obedience. If quotas were not met, punishments could be horrific.

Historical records, photographs, missionary accounts, and eyewitness testimonies confirm that mutilations, including the cutting off of hands, were carried out during this period. Soldiers of the Force Publique, the colonial army enforcing Leopold’s rule, were sometimes ordered to provide severed hands as proof that bullets had not been wasted. In many cases, innocent civilians became victims of this system of terror.

The famous 1904 photographs from the Congo shocked parts of the world and helped expose what was happening. Missionaries, journalists, and activists such as E.D. Morel and Roger Casement brought international attention to the atrocities, leading to one of the first major global human rights campaigns of the 20th century.

Millions of Congolese people are believed to have died during Leopold’s rule due to violence, forced labor, starvation, disease, and population collapse linked to the exploitation system. Historians still debate exact numbers, but the devastation was enormous.

What makes this history especially important is how often it is overlooked in discussions about colonialism and world history. Many people learn about European empires without fully understanding the human cost paid by African populations under colonial rule.

“Every person in the known universe is either practicing white supremacy (racism) or, he or she is compelled, at all times, to react to those persons who are practicing it. Both the practice of white supremacy and the reaction to it, affects all people in the areas of activity, including economics, education, entertainment, labor, law, politics, religion, sex, and war.