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 50 - The Ontario Budget, Anti-Asian Racism & Excessive Use of Force - is just okay now?
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Patience Adamu & Kurtis Vermont
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Season 2
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Episode 50
On this week’s episode, we are joined by acclaimed political bad gyal and best selling author Celina Ceasar-Chavannes as we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of March 21st, including: The Ontario Budget and the D word; The CMHC says we’re in a bubble
Rogers wants to buy Shaw; good for investment AND competition?; Anti-Asian racism gets a spotlight in the fight against white supremacy; Apparently firing a Toronto Cop for use of excessive force would be ‘outside the bounds of reasonableness? and plenty more.
Politics
- https://budget.ontario.ca/2021/foreword-intro.html#section-0
- https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2021/03/23/doug-ford-may-be-borrowing-billions-but-hes-still-not-spending-everywhere-its-needed.html?itm_source=parsely-api
- https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/03/23/ford-government-offering-cash-to-retirement-home-workers-who-stay-in-the-job-for-six-months.html?itm_source=parsely-api
- https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/03/24/covid-19-means-budget-deficits-for-the-rest-of-the-decade-ford-tories-warn.html
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-policy-convention-climate-change-1.5956661?fbclid=IwAR0lwjpe9DucCNAPyacOwLVE_06hXMwlZUkRsWg_-ySiIkwds9gdALNZZg4
Economy
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-if-rogers-buys-shaw-canada-will-need-new-wireless-competitors/
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-shaw-could-be-forced-to-divest-wireless-assets-in-deal-expected/
- https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/rogers-shaw-deal-could-be-win-win-for-feds-former-telus-cfo-1.1579107
Blackity Black Black
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-if-rogers-buys-shaw-canada-will-need-new-wireless-competitors/
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-shaw-could-be-forced-to-divest-wireless-assets-in-deal-expected/
- https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/rogers-shaw-deal-could-be-win-win-for-feds-former-telus-cfo-1.1579107
- https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/03/16/firing-toronto-cop-who-punched-black-teen-in-neptune-four-case-would-be-outside-the-bounds-of-reasonableness-lawyer-argues.html