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Founded in 2020 and led by Terrell Jermaine Starr, Black Diplomats is the go-to podcast for those who want relatable content on global affairs that doesn’t center the perspectives of white male experts.

Few foreign policy shows are led by Black people or center the opinions, experiences and expertise of people of color. Black Diplomats is one exception. Guests are mostly people of color and people who are indigenous to the regions the episodes focus on.

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Founded in 2020 and led by Terrell Jermaine Starr, Black Diplomats is the go-to podcast for those who want relatable content on global affairs that doesn’t center the perspectives of white male experts.

Few foreign policy shows are led by Black people or center the opinions, experiences and expertise of people of color. Black Diplomats is one exception. Guests are mostly people of color and people who are indigenous to the regions the episodes focus on.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
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    Breaking Down Putin's Weird Obsession with Ukrainian 'History'

    Breaking Down Putin's Weird Obsession with Ukrainian 'History'

    #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: Welcome
    03:15: Mental Health Check-In
    10:40: Teaching Ukrainian History At Harvard 
    15:32: Putin's Fake Ukrainian History
    20:08: Similarities between Putin and Trump
    26:00: Ukrainian Resistance Against USSR
    31:40: Stepan Bandera 
    43:40: Russification Of Ukraine
    49:20: How 2014/2022 Invasions Changed Ukraine

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Ukraine's Fight for Crimea

    Ukraine's Fight for Crimea

    #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:Welcome
    00:51: Mental Health
    02:28: Who are Crimean Tatars?
    05:15: How Ukraine Monitors Crimea During Occupation 
    14:14: Human Rights Violations Against Crimean Tatars
    19:40: Disinformation Over Crimea
    28:38: What Happens To Transferred Russians In Liberated Crimea 
    31:25: Why Khrushchev Transferred Crimea To Ukraine
    35:28: Crimean Liberation Will Happen
    41:50: Message To House Speaker Mike Johnson

    • 45 min
    Fighting Putin's Disinformation with Maria Adveeva

    Fighting Putin's Disinformation with Maria Adveeva

    #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: Mental Health Check-In
    07:30: Why Russia Targets Civilians
    10:35: Russia Doesn't Want Peace
    23:14: Attacks On Ukrainian Energy System 
    27:20: Why Ukraine Won't Stop Fighting 
    32:40: Ukrainian Military Surprised The World
    46:10 Why Germany Won't Provide Taurus Missiles 
    58:20: Russian Opposition
    01:04:34: Documenting War Crimes

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Talks Solidarity With Palestine, Africa

    Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Talks Solidarity With Palestine, Africa

    #ukraine #blackdiplomats #foreignpolicy #un #unitednations #nobelprize 
    Terrell Jermaine Starr speaks with Ukraine’s first Nobel Peace Prize Winner Oleksandra Matviichuk about her work as a war crimes documentor, the broken United Nations system, why it’s not possible to have peace with Russia and building solidarity with Africans and Palestinians. 
    Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
    Guest:. Oleksandra Matviichuk 
    Producer: Mike Hull

    Support us financially!
    Venmo: @BlackDiplomats 
    CashApp: $BlackDiplomats
    PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod 
    Patreon: patreon.com/blackdiplomats

    Time stamps
    00:00: Welcome
    01:22: Mental Health Check-In
    02:43: Path to Nobel Prize
    09:09: Putin's Genocide Against Ukraine
    12:55: Hopes For Palestinian and Ukrainian Solidarity
    22:00: Making "Peace" With Russia
    25:00: Maidan CIA Coup Myth 
    27:28: Ukraine's Democracy Since 2014

    • 29 min
    Putin’s Bluffing About Nukes

    Putin’s Bluffing About Nukes

    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
    01:48: Mental Health Check-In
    05:55: Putin's Latest Nuclear Strike Threat 
    15:20: Black People and Foreign Policy
    32:36: Biden's Response To Gaza
    44:04: Romania To Extradite Andrew Tate To UK

    Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZY3_2uQzzrU

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Ukraine, Trump, and Building Solidarity with Africans

    Ukraine, Trump, and Building Solidarity with Africans

    #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 financially on Venmo: @BlackDiplomats
    CashApp: $BlackDiplomats
    PayPal: https://paypal.me/blackdiplomatspod
    Patreon: patreon.com/blackdiplomats
    Time stamp:
    00:00: Welcome
    00:50: Mental Health Check-In
    09:22: Ukraine and the 2024 Presidential Election
    27:00: How Ukrainians Can Build Solidarity With Africa
    43:36: Trump and Black Support

    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
375 Ratings

375 Ratings

wval35 ,

Thank you for this much needed podcast

Thank you for sharing these incredible conversations. I was particularly affected by your conversation on Africa and Ukrainians in dialogue . It’s so important to see our commonalities and understand our differences.

Biggixyz ,

Great job!

Thank you for this very well produced history lesson on Iran. I learned so much!
-Niles

luckypalamino ,

So heartfelt and classy

Thanks. I appreciate your lens and your ernest listening and you.

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