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November 28, 2016

Fidel Castro was an ally to some black revolutionaries

Fidel Castro holds a special place among African Americans for his support of persecuted black freedom fighters...
March 21, 2016

For Afro-Cubans President Obama is a source of pride and inspiration

HAVANA (AP) — Yolanda Mauri’s ancestors almost certainly came to Cuba in chains, laboring as slaves on an island of
March 21, 2016

President Obama set to meet with Cuban president Raul Castro in Havana

HAVANA (AP) — Brushing past profound differences, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will sit down Monday at
April 10, 2015

Obama and Castro to come face to face as US and Cuba restore relations

PANAMA CITY (AP) — As leaders from across the Western Hemisphere gather Friday in Panama, all eyes will be on
December 11, 2014

US tried to overthrow Cuba's government with hip-hop infiltration

HAVANA (AP) — For more than two years, a U.S. agency secretly infiltrated Cuba’s underground hip-hop movement, recruiting unwitting rappers
December 11, 2013

John McCain compares President Obama to Hitler appeaser

MSNBC - It was inevitable Obama would take some heat for shaking hands with Castro. But the level of vitriol…
December 10, 2013

President Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro Tuesday at a memorial service for Nelson…
September 27, 2013

Rev. Jesse Jackson in Cuba, hopes to see jailed American

HAVANA (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson traveled to Cuba Friday for talks with the island's religious leaders and said…
May 14, 2010

The fight against racism in Cuba goes viral

THEGRIO REPORT - According to Afro-Cuban activists, racism against blacks in Cuba is systemic and institutional...