7 months ago
Blackbirds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert
In this week’s episode, Jen and Courtney review just a few of today’s overwhelming—and unacceptable—world events before turning the discussion towards the Tulsa Race Massacre and Blackbirds in the Sky by award-winning author Brandy Colbert. (The book discussion starts around the 39 minute mark.)
World topics range from the Gaza-bound Flotilla, who refuse to be intimidated by Israeli drone strikes as they attempt to deliver food, baby formula, and medicine to besieged and deliberately starved Palestinians, to the “Unconscionably Irreconcilable” SCOTUS decision permitting the racial profiling of Hispanic people. See sources below for more topics discussed.
Please note: This episode was recorded on September 9, 2025—before the death of Charlie Kirk. We will discuss this in our next full episode.
Sources:
- https://prismreports.org/2023/11/30/palestinian-authors-wave-of-censorship/
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-birds-in-the-sky-the-story-and-legacy-of-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-brandy-colbert/42036984799823c3?ean=9780063056671&next=t
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/04/linda-mcmahon-black-history-dei-policy
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/why-trumps-attack-on-the-smithsonian-matters
- https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cyv64eppj56o
- https://freedomflotilla.org/2025/07/15/christian-smalls/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-floridas-move-eliminate-vaccine-mandates-tough-stance-you-have-vaccines-work
- https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-08/chipocalypse-now-trump-chicago-war-no-joke
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr9r4qr0ppo
- https://katv.com/news/local/hundreds-of-struggling-arkansas-farmers-ask-federal-government-to-save-them-agriculture-ag-economy-farm-bill-commodity-prices-safety-net-big-beautiful-bill-derek-haigwood-brookland-farming-delta-farm-bankruptcy-closure-sale-trump-boozman-crawford
- https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-white-house-decor-oval-office-photos-2025-4
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/09/08/national-guard-litter-picking-gardening-washington-dc/
- https://www.npr.org/2025/08/19/nx-s1-5503390/baltimore-mayor-brandon-scott-low-crime-rates
- https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/nx-s1-5525647/a-california-judge-rules-that-trumps-deployment-of-the-guard-to-la-was-illegal
- https://www.newsweek.com/sotomayor-blasts-supreme-courts-unconscionably-irreconcilable-decision-2126506
- https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/09/supreme-court-lifts-restrictions-on-la-immigration-stops-set-after-agents-swept-up-us-citizens/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-born-citizen-detained-ice-immigration-florida-rcna201800
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-south-korean-workers-ice-raid-ties-strained-georgia-hyundai-plant/
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-vowed-deport-worst-worst-new-data-shows/story?id=123287810
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014704117?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/nra-transgender-gun-control
- https://www.newsweek.com/map-countries-weapons-exports-israel-2110947
- https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/israel-annex-west-bank-uae-trump-abraham-accords
- https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/explainerwas-the-deadly-us-attack-on-the-venezuelan-vessel-legal-4224403?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-voice-of-hind-rajab/2060189664/
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