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PK Subban the second Black player to appear on an NHL video game cover

June 24, 2018 2 min read Black Canadians Black people hockey Media NHL PK Subban sports video games Wayne Gretzky

Popular sports video game producer EA Sports has announced that PK Subban, a player for the NHL hockey team the Nashville Predators, will appear on the cover of “NHL 19,” this

Minorities in cartoons: "B" ("Total Drama")

August 17, 2016 1 min read animation Black Canadians Black people Cartoon Network Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon Total Drama

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “B,” a character on Teletoon’s “Total Drama” series. Background B debuted during the series’ fourth season, “

Minorities in cartoons: "Stoked"

March 09, 2016 2 min read 6Teen animation Black Canadians Black people Media minorities in cartoons Stoked Teletoon

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Stoked,” a Canadian animated series that aired from 2009 to 2013 on Teletoon (in Canada) and Cartoon Network (in the US). Background

Minorities in cartoons: Chef Hatchet

September 20, 2012 1 min read animation Black Canadians Chef Hatchet Media minorities in cartoons Total Drama

Finishing up (for now) the spate of “Total Drama Island” characters on who I’ve devoted the past several installments, this week’s featured character is Chef Hatchet, one

Minorities in cartoons: DJ

September 13, 2012 2 min read animation Black Canadians DJ Media minorities in cartoons Total Drama

Continuing along with the “Total Drama Island” theme of the past few weeks, this week’s “minorities in cartoons” entry is DJ, one of said show’s

Minorities in cartoons: Cameron

September 06, 2012 2 min read animation Black Canadians Media minorities in cartoons Total Drama

Following up last week’s post about Lightning, this week’s “minorities in cartoons” entry is Cameron, also from “Total Drama: Revenge of the Island.” Background Cameron

Minorities in cartoons: Lightning

August 30, 2012 2 min read animation Black Canadians Media minorities in cartoons Total Drama

This week’s “minorities in cartoons” entry is Lightning, a contestant on the fourth season of the Teletoon/Cartoon Network series “Total Drama Island,” dubbed “Total Drama:

Minorities in cartoons: Cree Summer

August 16, 2012 1 min read animation Black Canadians Cree Summer First Nations Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s entry is Cree Summer (also known as Cree Summer Francks). Summer is a recognizable voice actress in the field of animation. Background Though born in Los Angeles, Summer was

Black animated and comic characters: Wyatt Williams ("6Teen")

February 23, 2011 1 min read 6Teen animation Black Canadians Black people Media minorities in cartoons Wyatt Williams

Today’s entry is about Wyatt Williams, from Teletoon’s 2000s animated series “6Teen.” The show is about a group of six friends and their hijinks at a Mall

Black animated and comic characters: Leshawna ("Total Drama Island")

February 15, 2011 1 min read animation Black Canadians Black people Cartoon Network Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon Total Drama

Moving into non-American Black characters, we come to Leshawna, from the Canadian series “Total Drama Island” (and its successors, “Total Drama Action” and “Total Drama World Tour”). The series airs on Cartoon Network