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Patria y Vida - Yotuel , @Gente De Zona, @Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky 2/16/2021 Yotuel
- YouTube - con letras. Rechaza la historia, omite la mas minima critica de la
plantocracia en Miami, un capital de la supremacia blanca. Pero
la
respuesta de Guerrero Cubano, republicado un momento en Cuba Debate,
llamandolos jinetero, delincuente, gentuzza y drogadicto, parece muy fea y
algo racista. No se va a ganar nada asi. Como lo hemos exprimido muchas
veces, Cuba tiene que hablar francamente de sus problemas raciales, en
Miami como en la isla. NED and San Isidro Anti-Racism, 1/3/2021 NED y el anti-racismo del Movimiento San Isidro, 3/1/2021 Gusano Lobby pressures nations to reject Cuban medical aid missions, Wayne Madsen Report, 4/10/2020 COVID-19: Cuba
Cultura caribeña en Cuba 2/5/2020 IPS: Luis Álvarez Álvarez, poeta, crítico literario e investigador cubano: "Uno de ellos implica que no toda Cuba tiene que ver con la cultura caribeña, sino solamente aquellos elementos que son comprobadamente afrocubanos. Es, desde luego, una postura racista del más lamentable calibre. De acuerdo con esto, Santiago de Cuba y Guantánamo serían muy caribeños, pero no Pinar del Río. Vamos, que se trata de un razonamiento no solo insostenible, sino también dotado de una carga política de lo más negativo que puede hallarse." Did Marco Rubio Hire a Big-Sugar Tycoon's Grandson as an Intern? 1/21/2020 Miami New Times: "Environmentalists and government watchdogs have been critical of the family and the sugar industry at large. Excessive runoff of fertilizers and pesticides from sugar farming have been blamed for likely irreversible pollution in the Everglades, and two of the Fanjuls' major sugar giants — U.S. Sugar and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida — have fought attempts to force them to pay to clean up the Glades. Environmentalists also partly blame fertilizer runoff from sugar farming for foul-smelling toxic algae blooms that have flooded Florida beaches in recent years and endangered the state's largest industry, tourism. As the New York Times' "1619 Project" noted last year, sugarcane farming has historically been one of the most exploitative and grueling types of farm work in the nation's history; much of the work used to be done by slaves. Since the Fanjuls rose to prominence in the '60s and '70s, the vast majority of cane farming has been carried out by easily exploited populations of immigrants. Lawsuits and critics have repeatedly accused the Fanjul Corporation of operating unsafe farms and deporting [largely Jamaican] workers who complain — charges the company denies." See our page on Narco Rubio. Facebook Jail for anti-racism activists - Carcel Facebook para activistas anti-racismo, 11/2019 Pensando en clave de “raza” 11/25/2019 Jiribilla: por Victor Fowler - "Si la Revolución cubana, repetimos, “ha sido posiblemente el proceso social y político que más ha aportado a eliminar la discriminación racial”, la puesta en marcha del nuevo Programa incrementa todavía más la responsabilidad de las autoridades y decisores, de todo nivel, en lo tocante a la cuestión del racismo en todas sus manifestaciones evidentes, variedades, mutaciones o fórmulas ocultas."
La Florida y Cuba.
Elementos comparativos y oportunidades economicas al alcance de la
mano, 21/11/2019 Tricontinental Routes of Solidarity: Stokely Carmichael in Cuba 12/1/2012 The Journal of Transnational American Studies: "Stokely Carmichael’s visit to Cuba for three weeks in the summer of 1967 illustrates a convergence in the transnational routes of the African American freedom struggle and the Cuban Revolution. African American activists saw Cuba as a model for resisting US power, eradicating racism, and enacting societal change, while the Cuban government considered African Americans allies against US imperialism and advocates of Cuba’s antiracist stance... Examining Carmichael’s visit to Cuba illustrates the possibilities and pitfalls of transnational solidarity and furthers our understanding of postwar struggles for change."
Another New YorkTimes Psyops?
"‘It Is Unspeakable’: How Maduro Used Cuban Doctors to Coerce
Venezuela Voters", 3/17/2019 ¿Otra operacion
psicológica del The New York Times? Chantaje con medicinas: Cómo
Maduro usó a médicos cubanos para presionar a los votantes.
Pathological Deceit: The NYT Inverts Reality on Venezuela’s Cuban
Doctors 3/27/2019 Orinoco Tribune. Best exposé to date. CANVAS, Gene Sharp, Venezuela and Cuba: Serbian CANVAS leads US efforts to overthrow governments they disapprove of.
Why Venezuela’s Chavistas are fiercely loyal to Maduro, despite economic crisis 2/22/2019 PBS:
"We will arm men and women, so that no Yankee boot steps here, and he who
does, dead he will be." ¿Y DESPUES DE LAS NUEVAS MEDIDAS SOBRE EL CUENTAPROPISMO QUE VIENE? 12/11/2018 Esteban Morales: "Pero si seguimos como vamos, podemos caer exhaustos en los brazos del capitalismo y no en el de Suecia, sino en el que nos corresponde como país pobre y subdesarrollado, lo que ocurrirá si el país no se mueve rápidamente hacia adelante. Pues no es posible continuar con un crecimiento tan magro del PIB, como el que se ha alcanzado en los últimos años y el que nos espera en el 2019."
Rogelio Martínez Furé: “Debemos recuperar no solo la memoria, sino también
el olvido” 5/16/2015 Jiribilla: "Hay mucha gente que nació
en Cuba pero sigue padeciendo el síndrome de creerse europeo en el exilio,
por tanto no me extraña que haya quienes no acepten la música de origen
africano y contenido ritual porque tampoco aceptan el punto guajiro.
Espiritualmente, psicológicamente… son simples epígonos del eurocentrismo.
A mí no me sorprende que suceda. Por supuesto, hay muchas otras que darían
cualquier cosa por haber nacido aquí." Ver Rogelio
Martínez Furé.
Venezuela to Offer African American Course at US University 11/21/2018 Venezuela Analysis: "The agreement between the Venezuelan consulate in New Orleans and the Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) to offer the “Africa and its Diaspora in Hispanic America” course as part of the topics offered by the university was proposed in 2017 by General Consul Jesus Garcia and the head of African American studies at the SUNO Dr. Clyde Robertson. The agreement to offer the university course was signed in August this year, and it is unclear when the course is due to begin." 'Brazilian Black Women Have Been the Safeguard of Democracy': Feminist Gabriela Monteiro on Fighting the Rise of Bolsonaro 10/26/2018 Jezebel: "The Workers’ Party has made many mistakes, but it isn’t because of these mistakes that the Party and their leaders have suffered this witch hunt. On the contrary, it is precisely because they touched the neuralgic spots of Brazilian society, like guaranteeing the presence of blacks in universities, rights for domestic workers, and a minimum of dignity for the working class, the rural population. Can you imagine what it is to this white elite of slave tradition to see the daughter of the maid at the university, or the doorman traveling by plane? This is unforgivable."
What’s the deal with black Brazilians who support the “Brazilian
Trump”, Jair Bolsonaro, the frontrunner of the October 28th
Presidential elections 10/12/2018 Black Women of Brazil: "He
doesn’t want to discuss racism, because he wants you to believe that
somos todos iguais (we are all equal). That the elder black lady who
takes the bus to work to the house of her patroa branca (white boss)
who was already born rich, is not rich because she hasn’t worked hard.
If your life goes wrong in the next 4 years, with factors such as loss
of labor benefits, increased taxes (for poor, of course), the military
candidate will say that it’s all your fault. And you know what? It
really will be." A PROPÓSITO DEL INFORME CUBANO SOBRE RACIALIDAD EN N.U. 8/14/2018 Esteban Morales: por Gisela Arandia - "Para acompañar al profesor Esteban Morales (1) en su comentario sobre la racialidad en Cuba, en el informe a Naciones Unidas, incluyo una reflexión que forma parte del trabajo de tesis doctoral en ciencias filosóficas que he denominado como parte de la investigación: la negación del racismo. Se trata de un síndrome político que forma parte de un fenómeno de magnitud geopolítica que se inscribe en el paradigma de naciones Latinoaméricas y el Caribe Hispano según la cual el racismo es un conflicto exclusivo de la sociedad anglosajona."
Leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro says there is no racism in
Brazil; even denounced by Attorney General, is it possible that he is
not racist 7/12/2018 Black Women of Brazil: "Even while you abuse,
exclude, humiliate and insult black people, you insist that these things
happen, not because of their phenotype, but in fact, because of their
class status. If you get an education, a good job, live in a good
neighborhood, send your kids to a good school, you won’t have these
problems and keep proclaiming that something exists when it in fact,
doesn’t is the belief system behind the myth." This Miami parody features an actress in blackface and the audience 'loves it' 5/19/2018 Miami Herald: "A popular Spanish-language theater near Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood has been entertaining its audiences for months with a parody that would spur outrage in many other cities. One of the leading actors in the play performs in blackface. The response from most of this audience: applause and laughter. “It has been a hit and no one has complained ... on the contrary, she is one of the favorites," said Marisol Correa, who oversees the venue where the play is showing. “The character is typical of the Cuban theater, the negrito cubano, but the person is never discriminated.”" News Archive 2016 News Archive 2013-2015
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US White Supremacists in the Police and the Military, 2/6/2021 La identidad étnica y los ideales republicanos de Francia en Cuba y América Latina, 2/1/2021
Ethnic identity and
French Republican Ideals in Cuba and Latin America, 2/1/2021 Related: Will
American Ideas Tear France Apart? Some of Its Leaders Think So 2/9/2021 NYT
(No paywall). The fragile mother of republicanismo is feeling the heat. Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano, joven afro matado por un policia afro en Guanabacoa, la Habana, 24/6/2020. El hecho que la famosa cantante Daymé Arocena pide justicia sobre Hansel Hernández en su cuenta Facebook abre la puerta a mas criticas. Ella conoce bien Guanabacoa y se hizo santo allí.
White Supremacy and Miami Cubans,
Cuba and George Floyd: Reactions The largest narco state on the planet, the US, accuses Venezuela, 3/26/2020 Charges of narco-terrorism were presented by Attorney General William Barr, former general counsel for Southern Air Transport, the CIA airline heavily involved in the arms/cocaine traffic with Central America in the 80's. Ex UN anti-narcotics chief & mob expert says US Treasury running ‘mafia racket’ against Venezuela 4/3/2020 Grey Zone Noticias del golpe de estado en Bolivia, La supremacia blanca es un motor principal del golpe, actualizado hasta 7/2020 US probing claims that CIA operative, DEA official betrayal led to murder of agent: report 2/28/2020 Fox News. The CIA operative is Felix Rodriguez, who murdered Che Guevara. Prohibido todo: la Seguridad del Estado amenaza a activistas contra la discriminación racial 2/15/2020 Diario de Cuba: "La Seguridad del Estado advirtió al Comité Ciudadanos por la Integración Racial (CIR, independiente) que no permitirá ninguna de las actividades que tiene previstas durante este año como parte del Foro Racialidad, Genero, Cultura y Comunidad, cuyo inicio está previsto para marzo, informó la organización… El activista contra la discriminación racial aseguró que en días anteriores fue retirada del stand de Ediciones Acuario en la Feria del Libro la obra Apuntes para un debate racial, compilación de Patricia Grog, corresponsal de IPS en La Habana." ¿Cuba estaría preparada para depender del libro digital? 2/7/2020 Vistar: "Y creo que el impulso que se le quiere dar al libro digital en Cuba es necesario, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de títulos que se agotan en librerías (y nunca se reimprimen) y a los que luego uno no tiene forma de acceder. Sin embargo, me causa una dolorosa sospecha que ese impulso coincida con la crisis del papel y con la actual reestructuración de la industria del libro en Cuba." Activistas quieren participar en programa contra el racismo 2/2/2020 IPS: "El encuentro fue convocado por el capítulo cubano de la Red de Mujeres Afrodescendientes, y la sección Seres de la Sociedad Cubana de Psicología, para validar la petición de que el grupo de trabajo incluyera a personas reconocidas por su lucha contra el racismo. La carta, leída por la activista y periodista Gisela Arandia, está dirigida al presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel, quien también preside la comisión, e incluirá algunas preocupaciones y sugerencias expresadas por los asistentes al encuentro, donde se ajustaron detalles y se llegó al acuerdo de enviar la misiva." Ver Programa de Gobierno de Cuba contra el racismo y la discriminación. Comisión Gubernamental, encabezada por el Presidente Díaz-Canel, 11/2019.
Cocaine Christians: the Latin American
far-right, Wayne Madsen Report, 11/19/19 Gobernar con conciencia étnica es la tarea de hoy 9/14/2019 Aporrea: de Freddy Blanco - "Es con la conciencia étnica y la identidad que vamos a combatir la alienación y lograremos transformar nuestra sociedad históricamente hiperalienada." Yvette Carnell, cofounder of ADOS, American Descendants of Slavery, is on the board of PFIR, Progressives for Immigration Reform, a front group for the white nationalist FAIR, Federation for American Immigration Reform, 3/24/2019
Two days before one year anniversary of the murder of Marielle Franco, two
suspects arrested; one is the President’s neighbor and his daughter dated
one of the President’s sons 3/14/2019 Black Women of Brazil
Cuba: Reinaldo Bolívar presentó su libro África, la Historia no contada
2/12/2019 Centro
de Saberes Africanos, Venezuela: "Bolívar explicó que su estudio daba continuidad
a un libro anterior África Revolucionaria (traducido al wolof y al
amarico, entre otros idiomas). En este nuevo esfuerzo investigativo se
incluyen discursos de los fundadores africanos que antes eran casi
inacesibles. “Los líderes africanos de los años 1950-70 optaron por el
socialismo, lo que los convirtió en peligrosos para el imperialismo. Luego
aniquilaron a los que eligieron la opción socialista”, comentó."
Venezuelan Intelligence Play Garcia Palomo to Dismantle Coup Last Weekend
2/7/2019 Orinoco Tribune: "Jorge Rodriguez, vice president of
Communication of the Venezuelan government, unveiled a series of videos
this Thursday of the confessions of Oswaldo García Palomo, colonel
captured a few days ago and who was in charge of the planning of several
coups d’etat against President Nicolás Maduro, which were finally
frustrated by actions of the Venezuelan Intelligence." The Invisibility of Protester Deaths in Poor Areas 1/26/2019 Venezuela Analysis. An area of vulnerability tied to progressives' rendering Africans invisible - "What are being promoted are small concentrations of violence in popular sectors in order to symbolically and materially undermine the main base of support of the government." John Bolton Says Ultimate Goal In Venezuela Is To Take Their Oil 1/26/2019 Crooks and Liars Is the US Orchestrating a coup in Venezuela? 1/23/2019 Real News Network: best description so far of the realities underlying the coup attempt. La primera experiencia cubana en Africa: Argelia (1961-1965) 10/1/1998 Temas: por Piero Gleijeses, autor de "Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976"
Brazil's New Minister: Boys Wear Blue and Girls Wear Pink 1/4/2019
teleSUR: "Brazil's new Minister for Women, Family, and HumanRights
threatens the LGBTQ community." [The Israeli flag is the backdrop, showing
the alliance between the Israeli right and the evangelicals, which is
driving a lot of conflict throughout Latin America as they seek to firm up
colonial settler culture.] Five Signs the Florida Democratic Party Still Doesn't Get It 12/16/2018 Miami New Times: "Andrew Gillum was a strong candidate for governor. Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott were grotesque, cretinous candidates and seemingly awful human beings. Everything looked so easy. So of course the Florida Democrats blew it. They're the Florida Democrats! They're a group of party apparatchiks and generally privileged white people who treat political representation like a club and a hobby instead of seeing politics as the dire, important, often-life-altering issue it is. The party is staffed by people who reward those who stress loyalty and tradition over good ideas."
Cuba's new constitution. El proyecto de
constitución en Cuba. 12/9/2018
The darling of the Republican Party in Florida,
Enrique Tarrio, the AfroCuban president
of the Miami chapter of the alt-right and white nationalist organization
Proud Boy, worked with and was photographed with Gov Scott, Roger Stone,
Miami GOP Chair Diaz, and Congressman Diaz-Balart. ¿Dólares “inocentes” a las ong´s para reventar Cuba desde adentro? 12/27/2017 tercera informacion: Se aplica al CIR, el Comite de Integracion Racial - "Uno de muchos ejemplos del aporte económico del NED (National Endowment for Democracy, La Fundación Nacional para la Democracia) para las organizaciones contrarevolucionarias cubanas, en este caso canalizado y facilitado por el funcionario de la OEA, el costarricense Carlos Quesada."
For 9 Hours, Cubans Got Internet in an Unusual Place: Everywhere 8/15/2018 NYT: "On
Tuesday, the Cuban government tested wireless internet directly on mobile
phones nationwide for nine hours. The internet was free for the duration
of the test, but Etecsa plans to sell mobile phone plans that include
internet service." Colombia: Black Communities Ask for a Way Forward in the National Peace Agreement, 6/8/18. AfroColombians and indigenous groups are left out of the political process, while white supremacy is a major driver of the conflicts there. Both the left and the right render Africans invisible, despite their being 25% of the voters. Indigenas represent another 3.5%. Mexico's Color Line and the Cultural Imperialism of Light-Skin Preference 5/26/2018 Truth Out: "I thought the Mexican reality would have been opposite of the United States'. Bewildered, when I inquired, even the Mexican revolutionaries explained that racism was a US problem: a product of its history, not Mexico's. Rather, Mexico was afflicted with a deep-seated classism, not racism, they said." Status threat, not economic hardship, explains the 2016 presidential vote 4/23/2018 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: "Support for Donald J. Trump in the 2016 election was widely attributed to citizens who were “left behind” economically. These claims were based on the strong cross-sectional relationship between Trump support and lacking a college education. Using a representative panel from 2012 to 2016, I find that change in financial wellbeing had little impact on candidate preference. Instead, changing preferences were related to changes in the party’s positions on issues related to American global dominance and the rise of a majority–minority America: issues that threaten white Americans’ sense of dominant group status." See our What motivates Trump voters? White supremacy turns out to be the main motivation. What is derogatorily called "Identity politics" matters. Lula y el «crimen» de la izquierda 4/5/2018 Granma: Seria importante incluir la dimension racial del conflicto en Brazil, donde la supremacia blanca escondita es un motor importante de la derecha, igual que en Venezuela y los EEUU. Reconociendo esto, se mobiliza a mas gente. ¿Qué fue del Movimiento Afrocubano en el 2017 luego de su transitar del II Coloquio a Harvard? 4/3/2018 Afromodernidad. Una nueva edición del blog de Alberto Abreu.
The defense of
slavery was the main motivation for the South's rebellion against
abolitionist England in the American Revolution. The North acquiesced
and John Adams did the deal. The much vaunted American "liberty" and
"freedom" were code words in the South. Defense of slavery was also the main
motivator at the Alamo
in the Texas rebellion against Mexico |
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