Special Issue: CUBA., Describes Cuba's past and future as the only Marxist-Leninist socialist nation in the Western Hemisphere; cultural, political, and social perspectives. Topics include effects on Cuba of the demise of the Soviet empire
In 1795, Father Jose Agustin Caballero presented the first project for the creation of a system of public education for all the inhabitants of the island of Cuba. It was a visionary idea, but impossible to carry out at that time. The island was a colonial possession of the Spanish Crown, and most of the population was subjected to slavery or made up of Mestizos and freed blacks, the victims of segregation and racial discrimination.
The CIA created a covert operation called JM WAVE which was based in South Miami. It's mission was to assassinate [Fidel Castro] and repatriate this area's Cubans back to their land. This undertaking had over 15,000 exiles on it's bankroll and had a budget of over $50 million dollars, which is worth over $350 million dollars in today's market.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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126 p., Contents: La lucha contra la discriminación racial y las acciones afirmativas -- La identidad del afrocubano y el movimiento hip-hop -- Marcus Garvey desde la visión de Gustavo E. Urrutia -- El término "afrocubano" : una contribución olvidada de Fernando Ortiz -- La yorubización en el candomblé y la santería -- Importancia de la fundación del Partido Independiente de Color : amplitud y trascendencia de su programa.