On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 4th, including:

• Green shanks coming out for Annamie Paul
• Quebec’s Coroner confirms that Joyce Echequan died because of systemic racism. Legault still disagrees it exists.
• Canada’s employment is back to pre-pandemic levels, but we’re not out of the woods yet

• HBCU funding a casualty of Democratic infighting? Not so fast.
• Maya Angelou will adorn the US quarter
• A Black man has won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature

... and plenty more.

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On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 26th, including:

• Annamie paul says goodbye and likely good riddance to The Greens
• Canada’s first National Day of Reconciliation, and Trudeau’s Travel
• Alberta’s sorry state of affairs

• Big Brother gets its first Black winner
• Party infighting takes a toll on the U.S. Democrats
• Food prices are too damn high

… And plenty more.

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On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 19h, including:

• Elxn44 came and went, and for the most part shit’s still the same! Still, there were some changes, and we take a moment to break down some of the key changes, and highlight what might be around the corner for certain leaders

• Haitian migrants literally get REIGNED in by Cowboys at the Texas border
• Things get much worse in Tigray, Ethiopia as millions starve to death due to the ongoing conflict

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Canadian Politics

• https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/a-wins-a-win/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3T-5EcTUs3zOLv2nDU_biwtjScm5gBTGI3LMTI3zQvbjDv_mAh6u_TJrI#Echobox=1632198757
• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-erin-otoole-accused-of-betraying-conservatives-as-he-faces-first/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conserative-caucus-95-per-cent-white-1.6185707?fbclid=IwAR1gcmw8ON-qk8kldNuEdqnQ-u3ZtWSHoUEJOODsO9g7W-J42F8z-7buLsg
• https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/09/20/maxime-bernier-and-the-peoples-party-of-canada-fail-to-win-any-seats.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=bernierlosing
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/green-party-election-2021-1.6183004

Blackity Black Black:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/us/politics/haitians-border-patrol-photos.html 

World News:

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/23/tigray-mothers-share-shocking-accounts-of-dire-famine-conditions 

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This is part two of episode 68 with friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong, Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law.

In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, addressed why the debate never spoke to millennial and gen-z Canadians directly despite us being the largest voting block, the chances of a Prime Minister O’Toole, and plenty more.

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• https://338canada.com/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vote-compass-who-won-the-debate-1.6171165
• https://www.tsa.ca/on-the-path-to-a-new-government-these-debates-matter/

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It's the last week of #elxn44!

On this week’s episode, we break down the first and only English debate from September 9th, and we invited friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong, Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law to help you make sense of it--from our perspective.

In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, addressed why the debate never spoke to millennial and gen-z Canadians directly despite us being the largest voting block, the chances of a Prime Minister O’Toole, and plenty more.

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• https://338canada.com/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vote-compass-who-won-the-debate-1.6171165
• https://www.tsa.ca/on-the-path-to-a-new-government-these-debates-matter/

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On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss Blackity Black Black news and world issues, too.

This is a two-part episode. In part 2 we discuss:

• The pandemic improving reading rates among the TDSBs Black student population 
• Hurricane Ida doing serious damage
• Texas getting away with a crazy new abortion ban

... And plenty more.

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Blackity Black Black:

• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tdsb-data-show-rapid-reading-improvement-in-black-elementary-students/?fbclid=IwAR38nV0AkWOujE1v0vAQ1LiGoTaWYmkdA2M1U8lUyykHIvOlDCqbgo2wRjE

World News:

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/former-da-indicted-allegedly-showing-favor-men-accused-killing-ahmaud-n1278416
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/02/jackie-johnson-arbery-da-indictment/
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghanistan-kabul-airport-explosion-11629976397 
• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58378788
• http://globalnews.ca/news/8162539/biden-high-court-texas-abortion-curb/
• https://www.idu.org/ - “The Global Alliance of the Centre Right”
• https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/14-words



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On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss Blackity Black Black news and world issues, too.

This is a two-part episode. In part 1, we broke down what the Liberal, Conservative and NDP plans are offering us in the key areas of Black Business Supports, Housing, Child Care, and Justice Reform. Take a listen to be informed.

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Canadian Politics:

• https://liberal.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/292/2021/09/Platform-Forward-For-Everyone.pdf
• https://www.ndp.ca/commitments#pillar4
• https://cpcassets.conservative.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/25132033/5ea53c19b2e3597.pdf
• https://338canada.com/

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This is part 2 of our chat with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th.

We pivoted the conversation to learn how the Liberals would help make life more affordable, including through their housing plan called A Home. For Everyone; we discussed why the millennial and gen-z vote (ages 18-34) seems to be in NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's corner; we heard their thoughts on Universal Basic Income, and finally, they broke down how the Liberal $10 a day child care plan will help Black families in particular, and all Canadian families more broadly.

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On this week's episode, it was a true pleasure to welcome the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th.

As we do every now and then, we split this episode up for your listening pleasure.

In part 1, we asked the two Black leaders to reflect on the past year, including what they were able to accomplish for Black and racialized Canadians; about their proposed legislation to repeal 20 mandatory minimums that disproportionately hurt Black Canadians and Indigenous Peoples, and what's at stake if it doesn't pass; and the importance of Black specific business and economic supports to build back better after the pandemic.

In part 2, we pivoted the conversation to learn how the Liberals would help make life more affordable, including through their housing plan called A Home. For Everyone; we discussed why the millennial and gen-z vote (ages 18-34) seems to be in NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's corner; we heard their thoughts on Universal Basic Income, and finally, they broke down how the Liberal $10 a day child care plan will help Black families in particular, and all Canadian families more broadly.

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And we're back! On this week's episode we invited friend of The Drip, Ryan Singh (@ryansinghnow), a seasoned government relations professional and Director at Temple Scott Associates (https://www.tsa.ca/) to reflect on the first week of #elxn44 and assess some of the leaders' announced policies, like Trudeau's child care plan and O'Toole's GST holiday; discuss why inflation is so damn high at 3.7%, and when it will fall again; the crises in Haiti and Afghanistan, and plenty more.

This is part 2 of the episode, including:

• A massive earthquake hits Haiti, only 3 years after its most recent hit
• The world fears what will happen in Afghanistan now that the Taliban has taken over
• Canadian millennials - we outside… of the country… and getting COVID

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Blackity Black Black:

• https://www.theroot.com/what-is-in-need-of-a-new-host-problematic-hire-mike-ri-1847525119 utm_campaign=The%20Root&utm_content=1629474725&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3LtqNXQnXwMEVyWgjWbtI6tEQfDh_n-g4ZRp91HuWYWALsAadr8IzHGIg

World News:

• https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/08/04/advice-for-canadians-travelling-abroad-as-fourth-wave-looms/
• https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/strong-resurgence-trajectory-tam-says-canada-has-entered-fourth-wave-of-covid-19-pandemic-1.5544501

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