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White Supremacist Proud Boys’ Afro-Cuban Leader Charged With Seditious Conspiracy

Enrique Tarrio is one of several people facing the most serious charges over Jan. 6 riot

By

Keith Reed

Published

June 7, 2022
News

Fidel Vive! A Cuban-American Activist Reflects on El Comandante

I am a Cuban Muslim in Miami in mourning for Fidel Castro Ruz. And I have been wearing my black armband all week long. I first learned the news of Castro’s transition to the realm of the ancestors from Cuban journalists who broke the story. I was shocked and saddened by the news of the inevitable fate that awaits us…

By

The Root Staff

Published

December 4, 2016
Revolutionary Road: Navigating Fidel Castro’s Polarizing Legacy

President Fidel Castro—El Jefe, El Comandante—the iconic Cuban leader whom the U.S. government has relentlessly vilified between attempts to assassinate him, is now dead. And as with most loved and loathed figures, fiery debates over how he should be remembered have sprung to life. In the cacophony of almost bestial glee and deep mourning that…

By

Kirsten West Savali

Published

December 2, 2016
News

Raíces Latinas: Conversations With My Grandmother

“No te olvides que tienes raíces Latinas.” (“Do not forget you have Latin roots.”) My grandmother, or “Abuelita” (as I refer to her), often said this to me. This time, she was seated in her reclining chair. Through her silver-rimmed bifocals, I saw her penetrating eyes. “Of course not, Abuelita,” I said with a cooing…

By

Felice León

Published

September 28, 2016