Richard Blanco Delivers the Inaugural Poem–He Is Who He Is In Spite of His Cubana Grandmother
• January 21, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Arts, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cuba, Cultural History, Immigration, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
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Remembering Lena Horne: “Now” by Santiago Alvarez, Film About Civil Rights Demonstrations Set to Lena Horne’s Singing
• May 11, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cuba, Cultural History, Film, Hate Crimes, Music, People of Color, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Hava Nagila", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Activist, Civil Rights Demonstrations, Cuba, Cuban, Folk Song, Jew, Jewish, Lena Horne, Lennie Hayton, Paul Robeson, Racism, Santiago Alvarez, The Sixties, הבה נגילה
Afro-Cuban Santéria Priests Predict World Will See Turmoil in 2010; But Whose World?
• January 3, 2010 • Comments Off on Afro-Cuban Santéria Priests Predict World Will See Turmoil in 2010; But Whose World?Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Cuba, Health, History, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Religion, The Rest of the World
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