Global Take Season 3 Round-Up

We are proud to announce that Black Professionals in International Affairs' podcast, Global Take, has entered its third season. Get up-to-date on political analysis from leading foreign policy experts on the most pressing global issues. In this three-part series, Global Take Host, Alexanderia B. Haidara , dives deep into analyzing the impact of the Biden administration’s foreign policy on Black communities in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Let’s amplify Black voices in international affairs and support our growing podcast. Please share with friends, colleagues and donate to BPIA at?https://iabpia.org/contribute.?

President Biden’s Foreign Policy Report Card on Africa (Part 1)

The Biden Administration has made it clear its intent to improve U.S. -Africa relations through the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and, most recently, Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Africa. But how has U.S. foreign policy impacted critical issues on trade, business, democracy, and human rights? What role does the African diaspora play in advancing U.S. foreign policy on the continent? Alexanderia B. Haidara Haidara discusses these questions and more with special guests? Dr. Nola Haynes and Nii Simmonds .?

Dr. Nola Haynes is an academic, policy writer, and advocate recognized as one of the top 50 national security and foreign policy leaders and holds several key positions promoting diversity in international affairs. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at 美国乔治敦大学 and is a proud BPIA member.

Nii Simmonds is a leading expert within contemporary economics and international trade that has worked with organizations such as the World Bank Group , IFC - International Finance Corporation , and African Development Bank Group . He is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center and an expert in emerging and frontier markets. He has held top leadership positions in corporate finance, entrepreneurial ecosystems, supply chains, and research commercialization. Simmonds has previously worked for Fortune 500 firms, including companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, consumer product, and strategy consulting industries.

Global Take is thrilled to interview both scholars on critical foreign policy issues.?

President Biden’s Foreign Policy Report Card on Europe (Part 2)

It is often too easy to forget that foreign policy impacts all Americans. What happens abroad affects our choices at home. In addition to the injustice of the Ukraine war, Black America felt a personal connection to WNBA star Britney Griner, who was caught up in Putin's vicious web.?

A Temp Check

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Quiz Questions:

• Where does the human species originate?
• How many UNESCO sites are in Europe?
• When did Haiti become an independent nation?
• How many different languages are spoken in Latin America?

Challenge?yourself and have a little fun while learning some fun facts about our world and species!

President Biden’s Foreign Policy Record on Haiti and Latin America (Part 3)?

The 2021 Haitian migration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border shows continued unequal treatment of Black migrants by the U.S. government. The United States has had a long history of supporting rogue governments and leaders in Haiti. In this episode, Alexanderia B. Haidara discusses the past, the present, and the future of U.S.-Haitian relations with Miami Herald journalist, Jacqueline Charles . Listen as they dive into President Biden’s immigration policies, investigations of U.S. Border Patrol agents, and the financial entanglement of the Haitian elite.?

There is no end to the impressive career of? Jacqueline Charles . She is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award-winning Caribbean correspondent at the? Miami Herald whose journalism assignments have taken her around the world from Kenya to Italy to Chile and beyond. Additionally, she is a founding member of the Carolina Association of Black Journalists affiliated with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) , and also serves as the president and chairwoman of the South Florida Black Journalists Association. She broke the news of Haitian President René Préval’s survival of the devastating earthquake and spent 18 months living in Haiti following the event.

BPIA is excited to share an exclusive conversation with Jacqueline Charles on Global Take. Write a review and follow us on all social media platforms if you like these episodes.?

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