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ALL AMERICAN

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Clark, you are waaaay too nice

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10K FOLLOWERS CELEBRATION make me choose: anonymous asked THOR: RAGNAROK (2017) or THOR (2011)

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I like LI’L GOTHAM father’s day episode.

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Bought some chibi bases and worked them into a new Robin Halloween collection Ive been meaning to do since last year but wasn’t able to!

I am excited to see how they look as keychains!

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Ok, it's STORYTIME!!!!!

On this first episode of racism with JWG we flashback to the spring of 2007! My first dual encounter of a mystery Karen AND racial profiling. Let's go!

Nearing the end of our high school careers my 3 best friends and I were doing a usual friday night hangout. The "fearsome foursome" included Nikita, Quise, Tera and myself.

We all performed together in a semi professional group called The Youngstown connection. It promoted peace , love and brotherhood in the inner city. We performed nationally and internationally as "good will embassadors" on a professional scale. From Macy's day parade, to Governor's balls, concert tours in China to local nursing homes lol

We all went to different high schools but I was tasked with choreographing the ALL CITY CHOIR CONCERT that year. The first student to ever do it. So naturally I had the fearsome foursome help me out! After hanging out at Nikki's house for a bit we decided we wanted to go get shamrock shakes at our local McDonald's before the season was over. So Tera drove us to said McDonald's to get our milky, minty treats. This McDonalds was located one street over into suburban territory. No longer dark inner city Youngstown, Ohio but bright white Boardman, Ohio.

After ordering, we decided to finish our meals in the parking lot before leaving. That way Tera didn't have to eat and drive. And we needed to be out the house for a little longer. So we sat in the car, laughing, talking, SINGING. Doing all of our usual 18 year old shenanigans. All while enjoying our delicious milkshakes and cheeseburgers. (What I would give to have that metabolism back.)

I distinctly remember us making fun of the the musical arrangement of "Hero" by Mariah Carey when suddenly a cop car sped into the parking lot and pulled up diagonally behind our vehicle with sirens and lights blaring. "🗣EVERYONE KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM!" -we all heard a loud voice yell. "DO NOT REACH FOR ANYTHING. I WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDS AT ALL TIMES!"

Poor Tera instantly burst into tears. You see Tera was the only white girl in our friend circle but ironically Tera had a deathly fear of the police. Growing up in the inner city, she saw EXACTLY how we were treated. And because she truly is color blind, she feared for her life and our's.

I was sitting in the passenger seat. Quise and Nikki were in the rear. Before the policemen approached we attempted to calm Tera and remind her she had done nothing wrong. "Tera you cannot sob in a car full of black people, they will think we kidnapped you!" ... I joked, but we all knew I was serious. Nikki urged Quise and I to not "act up" because she could already tell ... we were over it. A classic case of being black on a friday night in a white area.

The officers approached the cars. A blinding light kept me from being able to see. As my eyes focused I saw an officer staring back at me. One hand on his gun the other on his flashlight that was currently burning through my retinas and back thru time into my toddler years. After circling the car they approached Tera at the driver's side window. She nervously rolled down the window trying to keep the tears in her head. "Yes, officer?" Tera said. "What are you all doing?" The officer said. "Clearly eating McDonalds" I quickly replied. Which VERY MUCH upset Tera. "Well we have reason to believe you've been drinking and we know you are all underage." The officer begins shining his light on Quise and Nikki in the backseat. "What drugs do you have on you?" Eventhough he was not asking Tera she immediately spoke up. "Officer I swear to you we have had nothing in this car except milkshakes and cheeseburgers. You can even search the car!" ... now I side-eyed that hard because I had become very well acquainted with the shady dealings of some of the cops in our area.

The second officer came to my window. And asked for my I.D. "How do you all know eachother?" ... now that's an odd question to ask for teenagers on a weekend. But I answered, "Some of us have gone to school together and we all perform together in to the Youngstown Connection." He looked me up and down. Then he slowly hands me back my ID. "So do I need to take a breath-a-lizer test or something?" I happily inquired. "Watch your mouth kid." Officer Big Pants replied as Tera angrily whispered at me "Please stop."

I later came to realize that it was Tera's fear, Tera's skin and the mention of The Youngstown Connection that kept us safe. And that situation could've ended differently if even one variable was missing.

The officers never told us who gave a report of the "wild teens drinking and vandalizing the McDonald's parking lot" or why they felt they needed to secure their weapons to handle teenagers at a McDonald's. But I will never forget the look the last officer gave Tera before he asked her "Are you sure you're alright?" ... "Yes sir, I assure you everything is fine. We are going straight home." He looked the three of us over once more ... "alright stay out of trouble." .... oooo it burned me up! And if Tera had not seized the opportunity and quickly drove off, I probably would've made a very poor decision to confront those cops on how they handled us.

I can not speak for my three friends but every single moment of this experience is etched in my mind. I was very bold and unafraid of the policeman at the time, which was out of character for me back then. But by the time I was 18 I had seen and experienced so much racism and police brutality that I had refused to let it beat me up. Unfortunately this is the most mild racial incident I have ever experienced.

That's all for episode one! Stay tuned for the next episode of Racism with JWG!

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Marvel + textposts

↳ Part 6: Team Cap Edition 

parts: 1 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 4 / 5 

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Aquaman: Deep Dives #8 - “Whale Watch” (2020)

written by Cecil Castellucci art by Pop Mhan & Rex Lokus

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Tim’s Journal: Tim *yes he does have his own page, why wouldn’t he

Other pages: Dick, Jason, Steph, Duke, Cass, Damian 

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💯 agree!

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We officially have a black Spider-Man in gaming, as the lead character.
 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 
As expected, Miles Morales (Afro Latino) will star in the Spider-Man spinoff (originally mentioned as sequel) later this year.
 Only on PS5.

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Supergirl S03E08 “Crisis On Earth-X part 1″

“Where does she get these outfits?”

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7 YEARS AGO when I attended the Man Of Steel premiere I knew it was going to mark my life but I never imagined in what sense it gave it a purpose. 

MAN OF STEEL It is a colossal masterpiece that is one of the best CMB of Superman . It means faith, humility, hope, believing in yourself, valuing what you have in life.

 And not forgetting the unparalleled interpretation of Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon and the entire crew. 

 It was all possible thanks to the legendary visionary Zack Snyder who was the one who combined a visual style with a brilliant story.