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Vol 5, #14: January 2010

 

Cover: Omar Santana

 

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Contents

 

Publisher’s Note

 

From the Editor

 

Letters to the Editor

 

Reflections on the Race Problem in Cuba

The Juan Gualberto Gómez Movement for Racial Integration

José I. Vélez Hernández

 

Racial Discrimination in Cuba: An Open Secret

Jorge Olivera Castillo

 

In the Dark Zone

José Hugo Fernández

 

You Must Ask Yourself Why We Fight

Leonardo Calvo Cárdenas

 

International Campaign against Racism in Cuba

Open Letter from Abdias Nascimento

 

To the President of the Republic of Cuba (University of the West Indies)

 

Acting on Our Conscience: A Declaration of Support for the Struggle for Civil Rights from African Americans

 

Message from Cuba for the African-American Intellectuals and Artists

 

Cuba Speaks from Its Depths

 

Message from Darsi Ferrer

 

Cuban Rap

Hip Hop: Authenticity and Rebellion

Enrique Del Risco

 

Cuban Rap: The Tough Sound of Going Against the Grain

Juan Antonio Madrazo

 

The Crossroads of Cuban Rap

Yesenia Selier

 

Conflict and Transgression: Feminist Discourse in Cuban Hip Hop

Lucas Garve

 

Counterpoints

Challenging Challenges II

Manuel Cuesta Morúa

 

Art and Literature

The Negrismo Movement in Cuban Poetry (1928-1937)

Victor M. Dominguez

 

Excerpts from the Espectros Collection

Mara Michelle

 

Mildred Thompson

Ana Fernández

 

Book Review

En el altar de fuego [On the Altar of Fire]

María Ileana Faguaga

 

Parallel Views

The UMAP: The New Early Racism?

Lourdes Chacón Núñez

 

Racism in Russia

Christine Ayorinde

 

Prisoners of Color

Darsi Ferrer: Undeniable Fortitude

Yusnaimi Jorge Soca

 

Earthquake: Haiti