“Don’t stand out” is a phrase I’ve heard almost since I was old enough to think. “Don’t stand out,” people say; don’t stray from the flock, from the comfortable anonymity of the mass. I have somewhat of an idea of the consequences of “being pointed out,” though I’ve never taken it to the extreme.
Read MoreLatin rhythms percussionist Francisco Aguabella died Friday at the age of 84 in Los Angeles, California after battling cancer.
Read MoreI’ve often wondered why there isn’t a day for grandmothers. Why isn’t there the same saying for mothers that popularly exists about fathers: “a father is anyone, but there’s only one mother”? Couldn’t we turn the tables or at least dedicate a day to all women that have been mothers without being the person who gave birth to their “children”? (18 photos)
Read MoreWhile Cuban leaders repeatedly state that the continuation of the Revolution is guaranteed, many of the country’s professional young people in their 20s and 30s see their future leaving for greener pastures abroad.
Read MoreCuban Vice President Esteban Lazo is in Costa Rica on Sunday heading the island’s delegation to the swearing in of President Laura Chinchilla Miranda in San Jose. Costa Rica and Cuba restored diplomatic relations in 2009 after the Central American nation unilaterally broke off ties with the Caribbean nation back in 1961.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro affirmed that U.S. President Barack Obama “ignores reality and doesn’t want nor could he overcome it,” in one of his usual Reflections. “He rather dreams of unreal things in an unreal world,” said the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, who referred to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the blockade against the island and the measures against immigration in the state of Arizona.
Read More“It’s not even 7:30 and already it’s hot as we board the bus for the circuitous, rubble-pocked ride to Hôpital Universitaire de la Paix. As the crow flies, it’s probably less than a mile from our tent camp to Port-au-Prince’s university teaching hospital, but weaving between vendors and tents pitched in the street, and then caught behind a tractor or backhoe, means it takes almost an hour to get there.”
Read MoreThe special assistant for Latin America of the president of the United States, Daniel Restrepo, in statements to the press in Washington ruled out that the White House would lift the blockade against Cuba, claiming the government of Raúl Castro has not carried out positive steps regarding the fundamental rights of the Cuban people.
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Read MoreHundreds of thousands of Cubans paraded through Havana’s Revolution Square last Saturday on International Workers’ Day accompanied by visiting labor leaders from around the globe and a sampling of rank-and-file workers who saved up to be on hand to celebrate with their Cuban counterparts. (26 photos)
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