Terrell Starr

Nov 12, 2024 | shorturl.at | Terrell Starr

I’m sorry, Ukraine. I’m sorry that White America elected a man who’ll embolden your genocidal neighbor to murder even more of your people and occupy more of your land. I’m sorry that the American white supremacy that has long terrorized my people will empower Russian supremacy to reign further terror on yours.  I preface my letter with white America because we did not do this.

Nov 11, 2024 | terrellstarr.substack.com | Terrell Starr

When I wrote my first article about Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2015, my white editors at a so-called progressive website tried to shut it down. It was an exhaustive reported piece about why he struggled to gain traction with Black voters he needed to win the Democratic primary in 2016, during his first presidential run. My editors said the piece needed more reporting, used faulty polling and needed more editing, which I obviously disagreed with.

Oct 7, 2024 | newsone.com | Terrell Starr

CLOSE UPDATED: 3:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 7, 2024Amiri Baraka died Jan. 9, 2014, at the age of 79 after battling an undisclosed illness. Indeed, the world has lost one of its greatest literary giants. While Baraka’s work is widely known and read, there may be a few things that many may not know about him. Baraka was born on Oct. 7, 1934, which makes Monday his 90th birthday. Below are 10 facts about the writer and activist.

Jul 15, 2024 | terrellstarr.substack.com | Terrell Starr

Founder’s note: This is a podcast interview that is exclusive to Substack. I am posting all of my one-on-one interviews on this platform moving forward. Please don’t forget to become a paid subscriber to help support my weekly reporting. When Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his murderous regime aren’t committing genocide in Ukraine, they love blasting the West for its history of imperial and colonial abuses in the Global South. And, the thing is, they aren’t wrong.

Jun 27, 2024 | terrellstarr.substack.com | Terrell Starr

NOTE 2402 Foundation is hosting a two-day training on first aid in Kyiv June 29-30. If you’re around, sign up here. You’ll need to donate 1500 to 3000 UAH to support the training costs. It’s 100 percent worth it and a fraction of what you’d pay in the West. Katerina Sergatskova experience covering war came soon after Russia displaced her out of her childhood home in Simferopol during its illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Like so many Ukrainian reporters, Sergatskova didn’t pursue war reporting.