European slave traders opposed a free market by fiercely competing to obtain full control of the slave trade. In contrast, the West Central African states of Ngoyo, Kakongo, and Loango fully embraced free trade and free markets in the era. cambridge.org/core/journals/… Remember Slavery

An Amazon-backed AI model tried to blackmail engineers who threatened to shut it down, a safety report revealed huffpost.com/entry/anthropi…

“Europeans have always celebrated their crimes”.

This is why representation matters. We have human hair but most of us want to wear a human fur.

These numbers are off. I recently did research on the vaccination testing in the French West Africa colony that became Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Mauritanie, etc. They did not keep track of African death toll. Same for Faidherbe's imperialist scorched earth campaigns. #africa

#QC provincial govt declared futility & absurdity of Brit Monarchy. QC MLA says "it's a colonial institution; reps oppression of Francophones & Indigenous." Bigots recognize oppressive, colonial, expensive institutions when it concerns them, but never for Blk ppl. #systemicRacism

As an audience we must remind the industry that they can’t get away with erasing black women. There are so many new y/a shows that don’t have a black woman in the cast. That’s fine, but I won’t be watching. teenvogue.com/story/where-ar…

This is the 2nd time in history that a Canadian is named MVP of the NBA. The PM has said nothing. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is from Toronto. He is a professional basketball player at OKCity Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would have gotten a hat tip from the PM if he was...

Racial diversity among federal party candidates in 2025. #cdnpoli #dei policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-…

Suddenly, CBC News sees colour in the headlines. It's usually missing when the article is about racist incidents in Canada. | Black hiker calls on others to join him on walk to northern end of the Underground Railway. cbc.ca/news/canada/lo… #cdnmedia #DEI

Why are there suitcases in the garbage bin at flyyow ? Seen from the O-train station. This should have gone to charity. #ottawa

The Ottawa cops who leaked info to the truckers got off scott free. #ottcity #ottawa

Branden Jacobs‑Jenkins makes history: first Black playwright since August Wilson in 1987 to win the Tony for Best Play with ‘Purpose’, AND back‑to‑back Tony winner after last year’s ‘Appropriate’ won Best Revival #TonyAwards

New teaser for ‘HIM’, a horror movie produced by Jordan Peele & directed by Justin Tipping The film follows a college quarterback taken into a sinister world by his idol to see what he’s willing to sacrifice for fame In theaters on September 19

She didn't complain when #Canada issued 900k visas to Ukrainians, giving they claimants $3k/person upon arrival,and a host of free #immigration support programs. #cdnpoli #cdnimm #refugees #racism

RIP to Sly Stone. Calling someone a genius has mostly lost meaning, except when you apply it to Sly. I'm glad Questlove gave him a revealing and rewarding documentary with SLY LIVES (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS). I wrote about it for RogerEbert.com. rogerebert.com/reviews/sly-li…

Barack Obama at the Havard law School Protest for a more diverse faculty, 1991.

We need a law suit. This is a violation of kids' rights. | Doug Ford is reintroducing School Resource Officer (SRO) programs in schools, requiring school boards to add a full-time cop to every school. #schooltoprisonpipeline #racism #onpoli news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

What does race have to do with it? How come the feds gave $3k/person to the white claimants upon arrival to help with housing? #cdnpoli #racism

Is Tangerine down?