Warning: This week’s episode will focus on sexual violence committed by Russian soldiers. Reader, listener and viewer discretion is advised This week, I talk about Ukrainian civilians who survived sexual assault from Russian troops during the war. Ukraine is investigating  nearly 300 cases of sexual assault, but that number is likely much higher. Today, I am talking with Nadiia Volchenska, co-founder of the Sylni foundation, which was founded soon after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 202s to support survivors of sexual assault.  Translating for Nadiia is Vira Stadnyk - communi ..read more

This week’s episode is about the ongoing protests in Georgia in response to the country’s ruling political party, Georgia Dream, moving forward with its “foreign agent.” Officially titled “On the Transparency of Foreign Influence," the bill, if passed into law, would require organizations in the country receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as “foreign agents” or face large fines. Protesters say it is similar to laws spearheaded in Russia by Vladimir Putin. Here this week to talk about the protests and why the bill is driving so many people to the streets around Ge ..read more

#ukraine #russia #putin #warinukraine #blackdiplomats #ukrainianhistory #history #harvard  Terrell J. Starr spoke with Havard Professor of Ukrainian History Serhii Plokhii about Putin’s obsession with fake Ukrainian history, Ukrainian resistance against Russian colonialism, Stepan Bandara, fighting Kremlin disinformation and more. Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr Guest: Serhii Plokhii Producer: Mike Hull Support us financially! Venmo: @BlackDiplomats  CashApp: $BlackDiplomats PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod  Patreon: patreon.com/blackdiplomats Time stamps 00:00: Welcom ..read more

#crimea #crimeantatars #ukraine #russia #ukrainianhistory #history Terrell spoke with Tamila Tasheva, the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea about liberating Crimea, human rights violations on the peninsula, Crimean history and what people get wrong about what’s happening there.  Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr Guest: Tamila Tasheva Producer: Mike Hull Support us financially! Venmo: @BlackDiplomats  CashApp: $BlackDiplomats PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod  Patreon: patreon.com/blackdiplomats Time Stamps 00:00:Welc ..read more

#ukraine #russia #putin #zelensky #warinukraine #blackdiplomats Terrell J. Starr spoke with Ukrainian security expert Maria Avdeeva about Russia’s ongoing missile attacks against civilian targets, Germany’s reluctance to send Taurus missiles, why Russia doesn’t want peace, her own work documenting war crimes and so much more. Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr Guest:. Maria Adveeva Producer: Mike Hull Support us financially! Venmo: @BlackDiplomats  CashApp: $BlackDiplomats PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod  Patreon: patreon.com/blackdiplomats Time stamps 00:00: Welcome 01:30: M ..read more

I spoke with Christopher Shell and Nola Haynes about Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats, why Black people should care about foreign policy, Andrew Tate’s arrest, uncommitted voter movement and more. Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr Guests: Christopher Shell is a fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Nola Haynes is a national security and foreign affairs analyst.  Producer: Mike Hull Support us financially! Venmo: @BlackDiplomats  CashApp: $BlackDiplomats PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod  Patreon: patreon.com/blackdiplomats Time stamps: 00:00: Welcome 01 ..read more

#ukraine #russianinvasion #foreignpolicy #trump #nato This week, Terrell Starr and Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk discuss how Ukrainians are reacting to the possibility of Trump winning the U.S. election, her curiosity over Black support for Trump, NATO’s relationship with its Eastern European members and her trip to South Africa that convinced her Ukraine needs to build solidarity ties with Africa.  Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr Guest: Olga Tokariuk  Producer: Mike Hull Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackDiplomatsOfficial Support us financially! Support us fin ..read more

Terrell J. Starr and guest Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon discuss the second year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the African students who faced discrimination while fleeing the war, House Speaker’s Mike Johnson’s refusal to bring the U.S. Senate’s bill to the floor for a vote, how MAGA’s racism is blocking Ukraine military aid and Alexei Navalny’s death. Host: Terrell J. Starr Guest: Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon (Book her here) Producer: Mike Hull Support us financially on Venmo: @BlackDiplomats, CashApp: $BlackDiplomats, PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod and Patreon: patreo ..read more

Greetings, everyone.   This week, I was a guest on Andrea Chalupa’s Gaslit Nation podcast, where we discussed Alexei Navalny’s death and how we should all be reflecting on it.  This recording is from her most recent episode.  We also talked about how New York State Attorney General Tish James and Fulton County  District Attorney Fani Willis are defending American democracy from Donald Trump’s attacks on our democratic institutions.  Thanks for listening! Show notes: DEFIANT Fani Willis HITS BACK At Misconduct Claims In HEATED Testimony: ‘IT IS A LIE!’--Roland Mart ..read more

This week, we’re replaying our May 10 show about Palestine. We’re pretty sure you’re aware of the terrorist attacks Hamas committed against Israeli civilians October 7 and Israel’s response. What is making matters worse is the massive disinformation that is going around on social media. Twitter is a cesspool of disinformation, where even the best and most seasoned reporters are being tripped up by false accounts and videos. Black Diplomats wants to fight against the disinformation by resurfacing the May 10 episode we aired about Palestine. It features Palestinian human rights lawyer Diana Butt ..read more