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 47 - Racism in Home Appraisals, New Anonymous Racism Reporting Tool & RIP Bunny Wailer
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Patience Adamu & Kurtis Vermont
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Season 2
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Episode 47
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of February 28th, including: Doug Ford taking more control over appointing judges; Research showing anti-Blackness in appraisals for the first time in Canada; The passing of reggae legend Bunny Wailer; Parents of Black Children launch a new racism reporting tool; Trustees in York Region vote to rename a school after a beloved Somali-Canadian; Amazon employees are organizing for a union - why you should care.
Politics
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-judicial-appointments-provincial-court-judges-1.5477960
Economy
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-home-appraisals-1.5935229https://abc7news.com/black-homeowner-problems-sf-bay-area-housing-discrimination-minority-homeownership-anti-black-policy/10331076/
Blackity Black Black
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/anti-black-racism-reporting-tool-ontario-schools-1.5933508
- https://www.cp24.com/news/vaughan-high-school-to-be-renamed-after-somali-canadian-journalist-hodan-nalayeh-1.5333121
World
- https://dfw.cbslocal.com/video/5364227-plano-police-investigating-bullying-allegations-involving-haggard-middle-school-students/
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/01/joe-biden-amazon-workers-union-alabama
- http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20210302/jamaica-has-lost-pioneer-reggae-holness?fbclid=IwAR123RJJPDNR7zgQEeJpXrJAo-R2p_EM3zOSBksHugV4PB8gOuBXTsJaSfU