Cuba: A proud stop on one woman’s trek through the African Diaspora
By Joy Sewing
Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies 
HAVANA - What I first learned about the African Diaspora came from myjourney to La Costa Chica – a city in southern Mexico where ancestors of slaves once slept on dirt floors under thatched roofs barely shielding them from the skies.
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Racism in Cuba: Debated by blacks here, attacked by blacks in U.S.
By DeWayne Wickham
Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies 
HAVANA — Nancy Morejon says she doesn't want to get into a war of words with Cornel West. While all-out combat might be avoidable, a bruising skirmish has already occurred.
In many ways, Morejon and West are kindred souls.
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Family love, not celebrities, shape life for black Cuban woman
By Kelcie McCrae
Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies 
HAVANA - Patricia Camacho Centelles is 18. She lives here in Cuba's bustling capital and despite the isolation of the half-century old U.S. embargo, she enjoys much of what many young black Americans enjoy.
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When it comes to art, Cuba takes its cues from Africa
By Malcolm S. Eustache
Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies
HAVANA - Encircling the wrist of Gisela Arandia, a writer and researcher on
Afro-Cuban issues, is a yellow beaded bracelet and a bright blue one. A string of cowries adorn her neck.
Draped around the neck of Cuban historian Tomas Fernandez Robaina is a black necklace.
But Arandia's and Fernandez's jewelry is tied more to symbolism than style. They represent their allegiance to the orishas – deities of the Yoruba of West Africa.
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Index of IFAJS Special Report: Cuba in Black and White |
