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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Bryn McAuley

Bryn McAuley
McAuley in 2014
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Websitehttps://brynmcauley.com/

Bryn McAuley is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Caillou on the television series of the same name, Anne Shirley on Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Gina Lash in Angela Anaconda, Skye Blue in Carl Squared, Becky Lopez in George Shrinks, Harriet in Franklin, Laney Penn in Grojband, Suzi in Camp Lakebottom, Quills in Numb Chucks, Amy and Samey in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, Taylor in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Mavis Dracula in Hotel Transylvania: The Series, Eleanor in The Day My Butt Went Psycho! and Bea in Top Wing.

Early life

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McAuley was born in Toronto to Marilyn McAuley, a casting director.[1] She began acting as a child, initially onscreen in various Canadian feature films alongside fellow young Canadian actors Michael Cera and Alison Pill.[2]

Career

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Her acting career began when she was invited to try out for some roles when she was four; she was accepted into an agency and began to land several roles. However, she established her role as a voice actor after landing the role of Caillou in 1997 when she was 7. She has since received several other prominent roles such as Gina Lash on Angela Anaconda, Becky Lopez on George Shrinks and Laney Penn on Grojband. She has stated that two of her favourite roles are Quills in Numb Chucks and twin cheerleaders Amy and Samey in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island.[3]

In February 2013, McAuley performed in a hit play called Claire from the Bus, written and directed by Kjartan Hewitt.

McAuley voices Mavis in the animated fantasy television series Hotel Transylvania: The Series on Disney Channel.

At the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025, she won the Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama for Bibi's Dog Is Dead.

Personal life

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McAuley lives in Toronto. She graduated from Vaughan Road Academy alongside other performers like Drake and Sarah Gadon. In 2010, she co-founded the Young Emerging Actors Assembly, YEAA, with Eli Goree. YEAA is the youth committee at ACTRA Toronto, representing actors who play 17–30 in Toronto. McAuley went to Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) from 2011 to 2015.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997–2000 Caillou Caillou (voice) (Season 1) Lead Role
1997 Donkey Kong Country Baby Kong (voice) "Ape Foo Young" and "Baby Kong Blues"
1998 The Sleep Room Marsha Farmer
Provocateur Audrey Finn
Earthquake in New York Carla Rykker Credited as Bryan McAuley
Fatal Affair Daisy Meddox
1999 What Katy Did Joanna Carr TV movie
1999–2002 Toad Patrol Oyster (voice) Series Regular
Angela Anaconda Gina Lash (voice) Supporting role
2000 For Better or for Worse April Patterson (voice) Recurring role
Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie Harriet (voice) Supporting Role, but uncredited for some reason
2000–2001 Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series Anne Shirley (voice) Lead Role
2000–2003 George Shrinks Becky Lopez (voice) Recurring role
2000–2012 Franklin Harriet (voice) Series regular
2001 Franklin's Magic Christmas Lead role
2002–2005 Girlstuff/Boystuff Hanna (voice)
2003 Back to School with Franklin Harriet (voice)
Medabots: Spirits Erika Amazake (voice)

Suzie (voice)

Main role

Supporting role

2003–2005 The Save-Ums! Elizabat (voice) Replaced by younger sister Phoebe
2005–2008 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Sam (voice) Supporting role
2005 Interlude Mutsuki Saegusa (voice) Main role
2005–2011 Carl² Skye Blue (voice) Lead role
2006 Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure Harriet (voice) Supporting role
2006–2008 Zoé Kézako Season 1
2007–2009 Charlie's Orchestra
2008–2009 Wunderkind Little Amadeus Nannerl/Pumperl (voice) Main role
2009–2011 Poppets Town Patty (voice)
2009 Cyberchase Petra the Hedgehopper (voice) Episode: "Spellbound"
6teen Kylie Smylie (voice) Episode: "Kylie Smylie"
Toot and Puddle Lilly (voice) 8 episodes
Pearlie Twinkle-Twinkle (voice)
2009–2010 The Dating Guy Celia/Shari/Mallory (voice) Recurring role
2010 Aaron Stone Carrie Episodes: "Sparks and Damage Control"
2010–2011 Arthur Capri de Vapida (voice) Episodes: "Pet Projects" and "All the Rage"
2011 Justin Time Princess (voice) Episode: "Marcello's Meatballs"
Almost Naked Animals
Against the Wall Angie Episode: "We Have a Cop in Trouble"
2011–2013 Crash Canyon Roxy Wendall (voice) Main role
Skatoony Violet/Goldie Pops (voice) Episodes: "Quizoo", "Stop the Pop" and "Pop Video"
2012 Stoked Caroline (voice) Episode: "Browatch"
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Princess Lottachoca (voice) Episode: "The Last Chocolate"
Murdoch Mysteries Minnie Duggan Episode: "Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)"
2013 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts Golden Locks/Miss Muffett (voice) Minor Role
Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion Dash (voice) Guest role (3 episodes)
Beyblade: Shogun Steel Ren (voice)
Played Marla Episode: "Hitman"
Mudpit Serena/Siren (voice) Episode: "Siren Song"
2013–2015 Grojband Laney Penn, Larry Nepp, N'ORB (voice) Lead role
The Day My Butt Went Psycho! Eleanor Sterne (voice) Lead role
2013–2017 Camp Lakebottom Suzi (voice) Series regular
2014–2016 Numb Chucks Quills (voice) Lead role
2014 Saving Hope Leslie Crane Guest star (Episode: "Broken Hearts")
Jihad Giglo Finoa
Exquisite Paris
Total Drama: Pahkitew Island Amy/Samey (voice) Amy (4 episodes), Samey (5 episodes)
Daisy, A Hen into the Wild Young Willie/Chirpie (voice) Lead role and supporting role
2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race Taylor (voice) Supporting role, 8 episodes
2016 Fangbone! Cid (voice) Supporting role, 5 episodes
2016–2018 Magiki Canadian dub
2016–2017 The Bagel and Becky Show Argentina Brown (voice) Supporting role
2017–2020 Hotel Transylvania: The Series Mavis Dracula (voice) Lead role
Top Wing Bea, Shirley Squirrley (voice)
2018 Inspector Gadget Oracle of Delphi (voice)
2018–present Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Teddy Platypus, Margaret Tiger (voice) Supporting role
2019 Let's Go Luna! Skye (voice) Supporting role; 1 episode
PAW Patrol Ladybird (voice) Supporting role; 4 episodes
2019–2021 Norman Picklestripes Girl Gopher (voice) Recurring role with Taylor Abrahamse as Boy Gopher, all episodes
2020 Remy & Boo EB (voice) Recurring role
2021–present Glowbies Sally (voice)
2024–2025 Barney's World Baby Bop (voice) Main role
2024 Bibi's Dog Is Dead Bibi Short film; also writer and producer

References

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  1. ^ "Finally! I'm excited to be teaching a workshop with Bryn McAuley, but this… | Marilyn McAuley". LinkedIn. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bryn McAuley - Bryn McAuley's Official Website". Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hello! My name is Bryn McAuley. I'm a dead serious actress". The Image Interview. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "www.yeaa.ca". Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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Girlstuff/Boystuff

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Télétoon+ (formerly Télétoon, stylized téléTOON+) is a French pay television channel operated by Canal+, focusing its programming on animation (and live-action in evening) for children ages 7 to 14. It was launched on 17 December 1996. The channel shares no relation to Télétoon, a Canadian channel owned by Corus Entertainment that launched the following year and also airs French-language animated programming.

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Bryn McAuley

Bryn McAuley is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Caillou on the television series of the same name, Anne Shirley on Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Gina Lash in Angela Anaconda, Skye Blue in Carl Squared, Becky Lopez in George Shrinks, Harriet in Franklin, Laney Penn in Grojband, Suzi in Camp Lakebottom, Quills in Numb Chucks, Amy and Samey in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, Taylor in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Mavis Dracula in Hotel Transylvania: The Series, Eleanor in The Day My Butt Went Psycho! and Bea in Top Wing.

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Cartoon Network (Latin America)

Cartoon Network is a Latin American pay television channel distributed by Skydance Corporation for the Latin American audience and the Caribbean. It is the Latin American version of the original Cartoon Network television channel in the United States. It is divided into two feeds: two are in Spanish (Mexico/Pan-Latin America and Caribbean), and the other is in Portuguese for Brazil. The feeds have different schedules. It primarily airs cartoons and animated programming, marketed towards children and adolescents. Operated in Argentina by Warner Bros. Discovery Americas, it began broadcasting on April 30, 1993.

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.