Afro-Cubans - Wikipedia
WEBAfro-Cubans (Spanish: Afrocubano) or Black Cubans are Cubans of full or partial sub-Saharan African ancestry.
One-on-One With Afro-Cubans: What It Means to Be Black in Cuba - The Root
WEBJul 18, 2015 · In the twenties, through music and culture, Cuba’s government and elite population stopped rejecting everything Afro-Cuban and favoring everything European. They began celebrating Cuba’s racially...
In Cuba, African Roots Run Deep, but It's a Lesson Students …
WEBSep 1, 2017 · For about a decade, Dominquez and other scholars have been struggling to get Afro-Cuban history into the Cuban system — in textbooks, in the classroom and in the curriculum.
Racism in Cuba - Wikipedia
WEBRacism in Cuba refers to racial discrimination in Cuba. In Cuba, dark skinned Afro-Cubans are the only group on the island referred to as black while lighter skinned, mixed race, Afro-Cuban mulattos are often not characterized as fully black or fully white.
AFRO CUBA LIBRE: A Mini-Documentary on Race in Cuba
WEBJun 9, 2016 · Filmed in Havana, Trinidad, and Viñales, AFRO CUBA LIBRE is a 2017 short documentary that attempts to explore the complexities of Black identity on the island of Cuba.
Afro-Cubans in Cuba - Minority Rights Group
WEBAfro-Cuban religions form part of a long history of African-inspired belief systems outside of Africa and have emerged out of resistance and resilience to slavery, imperialism and colonialism, and the rituals of enslaved black people in the Americas.
Cuba’s young, Black, and fearless resistance. - Slate Magazine
WEBJul 17, 2021 · From social media to the streets, Cuban Americans have added their voices to the call for a new government in Cuba, and many of them are challenging the historic American narrative about the...
Afro-Cubans Come Out In Droves To Protest Government : NPR
WEBJul 25, 2021 · NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Amalia Dache of the University of Pennsylvania about race in Cuban society, and why Afro-Cubans have been at the forefront of recent protests.
What Happens When Cubans Speak About Anti-Black Racism …
WEBJul 19, 2015 · The system pretends that there is no racism toward black people in Cuba. All along Cuba’s history, Cuba’s future has been put first, and the black people’s situation took a back seat.
Long marginalized Afro Cubans at forefront of Cuba’s protests
WEBJul 19, 2021 · By some estimates now a majority of Cuba’s population, Black families have experienced some of the deepest hardships as the island grapples with its worst economic decline since the collapse of...
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