Black Cubans Discuss the Restoration of US Ties and How Their Experiences With Race Compare With the African-American Experience - The Root

Black Cubans Discuss the Restoration of US Ties and How Their Experiences With Race Compare With the African-American Experience - The Root

"Omar Diaz is a 28-year-old black Cuban actor living in Miami who immigrated to the U.S. when he was 4 years old. He said that while he’s rooting for a democratic Cuba, he hopes that black Cubans will continue to benefit from the Castro revolution’s decree that Cubans prioritize nationalism overrace.

Ruben* is a 52-year-old black photographer and book publisher. He is the only interviewee still living in Cuba. Even though he spoke passionately about racial inequality in Cuba, he explained why he and most black Cubans don’t quite see themselves as Afro-Cuban or black Cuban—just Cuban."+