As Blavity has previously reported, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has revealed uncomfortable racism, with Black people fleeing the country facing discrimination in the evacuation efforts and blatant discrimination between white and non-white refugees from the Russian invasion. Despite these ugly incidents, Black people have been operating at the forefront of high-level U.S. efforts to respond to Russian aggression against the country. Now, those looking to do humanitarian work in the country are finding shocking counterproductive advice from the Peace Corps for potential Black volunteers.