About this episode

Victor Blackwell discusses the return of the Artemis II crew and features interviews on various political and social issues.

The crew of Artemis II is back on Earth after a historic journey. Victor gets the first reaction from the father of pilot Victor Glover, the first Black astronaut to travel to the moon. As talks get underway between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan, Dr. Bishara Bahbah, leader of the group formerly known as "Arab Americans for Trump,” joins Victor to explain why he thinks President Trump was “played” into entering the war, and feels his community is now reassessing their electoral support.Plus, Victor gets analysis of the Iran war from Air Force veteran Kelvin King, and retired Brigadier General Shawn Harris, who also weighs in on the impact of his tight race to flip the congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.Victor later shares an update on the only Black student government in the U.S. being stripped of their funding at the University of Missouri.And Victor speaks to Calvin Duncan, who successfully proved his innocence after serving nearly 30 years in prison and was inspired to run for office, only to have his recent election win in limbo, because Republicans in Louisiana want to eliminate the office that he’s due to be sworn in to in May.In “Art is Life” this…

People in this episode

Host: Victor Blackwell

Guests: Dr. Bishara Bahbah, Kelvin King, Shawn Harris, Calvin Duncan, Lisa Roth

Topics covered

• Artemis II
• Victor Glover
• Iran war
• Calvin Duncan
• University of Missouri funding
• Beyoncé lullabies

Keywords

• Artemis II
• Victor Glover
• Iran
• Calvin Duncan
• University of Missouri
• Beyoncé
• Lemonade
• lullabies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Missouri, Arab Americans for Trump

Books & works: Lemonade

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