The Drip
The racial revolution is ongoing. Join Kurtis and Patience to make sense of it. The Drip caters to the Black millennial audience and informs you of important developments in the fight against racism, while assessing decisions being made by our political leaders.Feel free to listen to Episodes 1-6, but Episode 7 is when we start consistently discussing the ongoing racial revolution.
The Drip
Episode 54 - Ford's State of Emergency, Daunte Wright & Lt. Caron Nazario
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Patience Adamu & Kurtis Vermont
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Season 2
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Episode 53
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of April 11th, including: the danger of Doug Ford’s Enhanced State of Emergency, and his continued incompetence; the Conservatives finally have a credible climate plan. I’m serious; the Feds supporting Air Canada in return for passenger refunds baybee!; No Justice No Peace, reviewing the cases of Daunte Wright, Lt. Caron Nazario and Jacob Blake; a data breach shows that the police actively support those who murder Black Americans; and this 9/11 will be one to remember, find out why.
Politics
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-april-16-2021-new-restrictions-modelling-1.5990092
- https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/many-ontario-police-services-refuse-to-enforce-ford-governments-new-random-stop-laws
- http://www.aboriginallegal.ca/phone/index.html
- https://www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca/
- https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/fatalpoliceencounters/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carbon-tax-conservatives-1.5988407
- https://cleanprosperity.ca/otooles-climate-plan-a-significant-step-in-the-right-direction-but-questions-remain/
- https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_april_15_2021
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/low-carbon-bucks-conservatives-pitch-consumer-carbon-pricing-through-savings-account-1.5388541
- https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-erin-otooles-climate-plan-is-not-perfect-but-it-is-credible
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5vEO3hYLw
Economy
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/air-canada-financial-relief-1.5984543?fbclid=IwAR30mcY0TfSjBLHrz17qd9aYY0UygWLEBLA4-TV5EvlxuIUlZIsGL2-_bPU
- https://fb.watch/4S63pKX9Ke/
Blackity Black Black
- https://globalnews.ca/news/7762261/daunte-wright-death-kim-potter-court/
- https://www.nytimes.com/article/daunte-wright-death-minnesota.html
- https://www.npr.org/2021/04/15/987795222/officer-who-killed-daunte-wright-makes-first-court-appearance-in-manslaughter-ca
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-police-officer-fired-pepper-spray-handcuff-black-army-lieutenant-traffic-stop/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/us/caron-nazario-windsor-police-virginia.html
- https://www.thecut.com/2021/04/rusten-sheskey-is-back-on-duty-after-jacob-blake-shooting.html
- https://globalnews.ca/news/7756488/jacob-blake-officer-duty/
- https://www.npr.org/2021/04/13/986971743/rusten-sheskey-kenosha-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-will-not-face-discipline
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/16/us-police-officers-public-officials-crowdfunding-website-data-breach
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/1384693/fightback-foundation-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-protest/
World
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/politics/afghanistan-101/index.html
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56744265?at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom3=BBC+News&at_medium=custom7&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_custom4=F696A79E-9D0B-11EB-9C5A-5C8B4D484DA4&fbclid=IwAR0xgPj3HUjaDa9wN3Qsjju1BDvynmo-CnJArPrldksUDSizX4IMwof0sfM