Africans In Ukraine Share Stories Of Racist Encounters Amid Russia Conflict: Watch

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Many Africans stuck in the war-torn country have shared their stories on social media.

As if word of what's happening over in Ukraine wasn't already bad enough, now, claims of racism against Africans attempting to leave the country have been pouring out online. 

According to TMZ, most of the alleged racism has been occurring at the Ukrainian-Polish border in the northwest region, "where many allege that border agents and local police are literally letting white Ukrainians hop on in while refusing access – or at the very least, limiting access – to Black people."


Multiple clips have been popping up on platforms like Twitter, some of which show "scores of African migrants and/or expatriates being left behind at train stations," and many Black people actually being pushed back as they attempt to enter and reach safety.

In one visual, we see a group of Africans who appear to have weapons drawn on them, sending tensions escalating quickly as they yell out in fear and explain that they're unarmed students.


"Watch how they are threatening to shoot us!" one person in the country at the chaotic time shared. "We are currently at the Ukraine-Poland border. Their police and army refused to let Africans cross, they only allow Ukrainian. Some have slept here for two days under this scorching cold weather, while many have gone back to Lviv."


In other news, earlier today, Elon Musk confirmed that his SpaceX organization will step in and save the day should Russia pull any stunts with the International Space Station, which they control the engine of – read more about that here, and check back in with HNHH later for any updates on the situation in Ukraine.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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