By Damayanti Matos Abreu Leer en Español Translated by: Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, and Devon Severson “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist. Key Words: Learnings, changes, conceptions, Cuba, discrimination, participation, racism, learning, unlearning, teaching,…
by Cindy García Leer en español In June of 2018, I took my daughters to Cuba for three weeks on a preliminary trip to learn more about the everyday life practices of anti-racism. I wanted to understand the contours of racism sixty years after the Cuban Revolution, a revolution that led to the restructuring of…
By Cindy García Leer en Español Reconstructing La Casa Tomada mirArte by Cindy García with Myrna Padrón Dickson “Preparation of La Comida Tradicional in La Marina,” a scene reconstructed from bilingual notes by Cindy García The Artistic Practice of La Muñeca Negra by Cindy García Keywords: Coco Solo, Marianao, La Marina, Matanzas, La Lisa, Cuba,…
Damayanti Matos Abreu. Translated by Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, and Devon Severson “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist. Key Words: Learnings, changes, conceptions, Cuba, discrimination, participation, racism, learning, unlearning, teaching, knowledge,…
By Myrna Padrón Dickson and Siria González Leer en Español Translated by: Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, Devon Severson, and Geoffroy Delaforcade La Casa Tomada mirArte is a socio-cultural community initiative, led by an Afro-Cuban lesbian-parent couple. It is located in Coco Solo, Marianao, one of the peripheral neighborhoods of Havana. Historically, there have been a…
By Raúl Domínguez, Yudania García Alberja, and Raúl (Yunior) Domínguez García Leer en Español Translated by: Cindy García and Devon Severson The Festividades del Muñeco de San Juan have been a cultural tradition of the La Marina neighborhood of Matanzas, Cuba since 1940. The tradition was created by Jorge Sabino García (Lubrillante), Jesús Alfonso, Mario…
By Paula Margarita Montalvo Jorrin and Maritza Arango Montalvo Leer en Español Translated by: Cindy García and Devon Severson La Muñeca Negra is an artistic project founded and directed by the sculptor Margarita Montalvo. Her niece Maritza Arango Montalvo is the coordinator. “Our identity is the past, the present, and the future. In our work,…
By Idelsi Bárbara Alfonso Sandrino Leer en español Translated by: Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, and Devon Severson Objective: To describe the preliminary results of the analyzed visions on the treatment of racial issues within the most popular religious expressions in the neighborhoods where the Red Barrial Afrodescendiente coexists. Keywords: Publications, Popular Religiosity Introduction In…
By Rolando Zulueta Zulueta Leer en español Translated by: Devon Severson Objective: Explain the relevance of addressing the problem of racial discrimination in the current Cuban society. Keywords: Cuba, Racism, Discrimination, Demonized, Marginalized. Introduction Racial discrimination constitutes a social scourge that, in the case of Cuba, is closely linked to the development of the…
By Maritza López McBean Leer en español Translated by: Cindy García, Maxine Nwigwe, and Devon Severson Objective: To expose the Red Barrial Afrodescendiente’s anti-racist awareness actions in different Havana neighborhoods in a simple and eloquent way. Summary: The Red Barrial Afrodescendiente Contra el Racismo y la Discriminación Racial (RBA) was founded in Havana in 2012….