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 34 - Politicians Globetrotting during COVID, SoHo Karen & the Storming of the US Capitol
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Patience Adamu & Kurtis Vermont
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Season 2
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Episode 34
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the Christmas break and last week, including: Falls from grace due to COVID travel; O’Toole called out for his Trump-like rhetoric; The stock market getting high with weed; SoHo Karen is on the loose, hide your phones; Big Congrats to new Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff; and, protestors storm the U.S. Capitol.
Politics
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-a-moral-compass-will-never-guide-air-canadas-direction-pandemic-or-not/
- https://globalnews.ca/video/7548935/majority-of-canadians-are-optimistic-heading-into-2021-new-ipsos-poll?fbclid=IwAR3IHayObj1yLzAsizGE3_YTYht4wsWXw6Q6tlj8FykdEpbnLh8dwgi_GqA
- https://globalnews.ca/news/3644735/canada-jail-prisoners-dying/
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/erin-otoole-take-back-canada_ca_5ee2af10c5b67f9eb84b61c9
- https://nowtoronto.com/news/trumpism-in-canada-its-already-here?fbclid=IwAR1cLiVFn1MXUgcxuIACypSma_CD6nMLrPnL31IphOuznxf9DVY5FakaaxA#.X_kFonenrRA.facebook
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/candice-bergen-maga-hat-1.5865727
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-singh-calls-on-government-to-counter-hate-groups-which-have-tripled/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/5432851/canada-adds-neo-nazi-groups-blood-honour-and-combat-18-to-list-of-terror-organizations/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mosque-stabbing-suspect-1.5732078
Economy
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-before-the-bell-what-every-canadian-investor-needs-to-know-today-528/
- https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/04/house-votes-to-legalize-weed-442903
Blackity Black Black
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-voice-memos-capture-an-ontario-nurses-first-wave-safety-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR1RPLkvs3jWdNzr6b4ddXj3qcOVIpbqYupMQJO3a_5UVR8vFxlGyxNDNRU
- https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-sister-believes-moses-demian-took-own-life-out-of-shame-brought-on-his-family
- https://www.rebelnews.com/scarborough_parking_lot_arrest
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/09/miya-ponsetto-interview/
- https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-hotel-jazz-musician-son-attacker-20210101-iat36f5fobhrpj2rmaxgfzcosu-story.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ70Gun44Ik
- Keyon Harrold's full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFXAeBThbUg
World
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html
- https://apnews.com/article/Georgia-election-results-4b82ba7ee3cc74d33e68daadaee2cbf3
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/warnock-ossoff-win-in-georgia-handing-dems-senate-control-1.5255254
- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/attempted-coup/617570/
- https://www.history.com/news/wilmington-massacre-1898-coup?fbclid=IwAR3vH3fhyy5Qcyu6rlY5N713ffCnIx6v-cwUUzxZKRHNttuWJLO7rAoIS5Y