How Should Black People Think About Russia Invading Ukraine?

In a world built on anti-Blackness, war changes nothing for my people. How do we interpret other freedom struggles that do not get us free?

Hal H. Harris
Established in 1865
7 min readApr 3, 2022

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A hand-painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. What color is the skin underneath? Source: Unspalsh.

It is not uncommon for Ukrainians to refer to African-Americans as “[N-Word]”. Volunteers of color may be called ‘a monkey’ or may…

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Hal H. Harris
Established in 1865

Black on Both Sides. Medium Writers Challenge Winner. The founder of Established in 1865. I Tweet @Established1865. E-mail is hal.harris@est1865.com.