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

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Time Stamps

00:00: Welcome

03:32: Mental Health Check-in

04:08: Two-Year Mark of SECOND Russian Invasion of Ukraine

08:57: African Students Who Fled the War 

23:25: Mike Johnson Refuses Vote on Ukraine Aid

44:20: Navalny’s Death

How stalled U.S. aid for Ukraine exemplifies GOP’s softening stance on Russia (PBS)

Foreign students fled Ukraine as war broke out. Some remain in limbo, while others fear deportation (CNN)

More than 14 million people fled homes in Ukraine since Russia invasion: UN (Al Jazeera)

Navalny's body returned to mother, spokeswoman says (BBC)