When Africa calls, Cuba Answers!
Today is Africa Day. This day is also a reminder where on May 19, 2023, we also commemorated the 98th birthday of Malcolm X. These two dates invoke the reverence of those African leaders as well as Malcolm X who inspired and led their people and countries in the struggles to defeat colonialism and the ongoing struggles against racism.
Presidents of G-77 + China chapters hold the 51st working meeting in Geneva
Rebeca Grynspan, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a meeting today with the presidents of the chapters of Group 77 and China, summoned in Geneva for the celebration of the 51st working session of said mechanism.
Various Cuban films announced at the Spring Festival of the Havana Film Festival NY.
Today the spring mini-festival of the Havana Film Festival NY continues. The current edition pays tribute to the documentary filmmaker Sara Gómez, the first Cuban woman film director, at which time the documentaries: Iré a Santiago (1964), Guanabacoa: Crónica de mi familia (1966), And we have flavor (1967) and the feature film In a Certain Way (1977).
Martí's New York and its validity in the heart of the town.
In New York, Martí learned more about the world, he saw the danger of the US for the freedom and development of Latin America, he closely observed the suffering of the working class, of immigrants. The Apostle of Cuba understood the need for a united revolutionary party for the freedom of the Island.
The death of the leader.
The death of José Martí on May 19, 1895 was, without a doubt, a tragedy for the Revolution of '95: When he fell from his horse, struck down by enemy bullets, the undisputed leader of the Cuban emigrations organized in the Party was lost. Cuban Revolutionary, who knew how to gain the trust of the patriots residing on the Island.