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 41 - Forgiving CERB debt, Durham Region Black History Mess & Harriet Tubman on the US $20 bill
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Patience Adamu & Kurtis Vermont
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Season 2
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Episode 41
On this week’s episode, we are joined by MPP Michael Coteau as we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of February 7th, including: the feds forgiving CERB debt; criticisms about Canada’s vaccine failsafe; Trudeau committing the moniesss to transit; Durham and Halton Regions are finding themselves in some Black History Month mess; The Dallas Mavericks and the Star Spangled Banner, and Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill?
Politics
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/trudeau-defends-covax-vaccines_ca_601dc0fbc5b6173dd2f60250?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000008&fbclid=IwAR1raVbQGpKVW1B7dwCAaxngZgBf1loyXCDiRjgr9M27O2ZDjXevQEppR6Q
Economy
- https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2021/02/government-of-canada-announces-targeted-interest-relief-on-2020-income-tax-debt-for-low--and-middle-income-canadians.html?fbclid=IwAR0h7yrOWLsEHCKFlKgsyYFtuEIKL6ACA55_inRxnHypXz7VpgKcp__sr8o
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-transit-fund-1.5908346?fbclid=IwAR3VvucPCeVGG0Lb48Bmy3Q1HmfHXKS38VaGAueKSiJ89hg6Rc5RSmhvUpg
- https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2021/02/10/new-public-transit-investments-build-strong-communities-fight-climate?fbclid=IwAR3O3ocJZ_m34ZgR-8lOKK6a27K_Zm6yrAY6X0RLPfoSPsMsZ8X8pYiDOP
Blackity Black Black
- https://www.cp24.com/mobile/a-slap-in-the-face-region-of-durham-under-fire-for-black-history-month-scavenger-hunt-1.5304358
- https://www.haltonpolice.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=a7c395d6-cdae-404d-8cd9-8f19d56c8a47&feedId=76b83025-f7b4-48fe-b76e-0a45f8c4680e#
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/10/dallas-mavericks-national-anthem-cuban/
World
- https://time.com/5933920/harriet-tubman-20-bill-joe-biden/